Sam Farr: “I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, there has been a lot of talk here about a bill that is only two…”

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, there has been a lot of talk here about a bill that is only two pages long. You have heard a lot of talk about and a lot of misstatements of fact about Planned Parenthood. But guess what; this bill is really about giving the States the ability to hurt women, and it never even mentions Planned Parenthood. It never mentions any of the procedures that you have heard about here on the floor. It merely gives the States the ability to wipe out clinics that serve women. So it isn't about abortion procedures. It isn't about Planned Parenthood. It is about taking away access to health care. This bill gives the authority to States to cut off all of those services if they specialize in health care for women. When is this war on women going to stop? Your party ought to be ashamed of its reputation in this country now that it is really taking on women on all issues. So on behalf of my wife, my daughter, and my granddaughter, who will need access to women's services--hopefully not abortion, but if necessary, maybe--I would hope that this war on women would stop and that all of us would vote against it. Oppose this legislation. Ms. DeGETTE. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. We have heard a lot of emotion today, Madam Speaker, and a lot of ideas and ugly things being thrown around, but as a lawyer with legal training, I did something radical. I actually read this bill. It didn't take me very long, because, as Mr.…”