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On the recordJuly 15, 2014
If--or should I say when--we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule that will bring up legislation that will prevent employers from denying common birth control coverage to women, and it will fix the damage that has been done by the recent Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Now more than ever, it is critical to protect everyone's right to health services, including that of basic contraception. To discuss our proposal, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy).
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado

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