Diana DeGette actually said...

"policy decisions about public health must be firmly rooted in science and increased access to safe, effective, and timely care. The proposed rule would interfere with the patient-provider relationship..."

"we are very concerned that the proposed changes, if implemented, would undermine patients' access to high-quality medical care and information, dangerously interfere with the physician-patient relatio..."

"The gag rule would force providers to choose between offering limited information and care to their patients or to close their doors."

"While anti-abortion ideology is fueling the administration's action, that motivation has no bearing on the Title X program."