Lynn C. Woolsey: “the preemption of State law that is allowed under H.R. 525 makes no sense. For example, 49 States guarantee that health…”

“the preemption of State law that is allowed under H.R. 525 makes no sense. For example, 49 States guarantee that health insurance plans include mammograms, and for good reason. We know that if a woman has health insurance, the likelihood she will receive a mammogram is promising. We know that early detection increases a woman's chance of surviving breast cancer. No one knows this better than my constituents in Marin County, California, who suffer from the highest rates of breast cancer in the country. They deserve more protections from this deadly disease, not a rollback in coverage of the most basic screening tool we have, mammograms. They are looking to Congress to help more women get the services they need to catch this disease before it becomes fatal. Instead, today we are telling them that insurance companies are allowed to trump State law and decide what is best for their health. I am sure that all of the men and women here today want their wives, sisters, mothers, and daughters to have annual screenings as recommended by physicians. It is common sense. I urge each of my colleagues, support the women in your lives. Support the motion to recommit.”