Political Quotes

As Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am fighting to keep this funding stream secure so that Planned Parenthood and other women’s health groups can continue providing health care services to our communities.

It undercuts humanitarian assistance, undermines global health programs, threatens women’s health and breaks promises to our partners and our allies while surrendering influence to our adversaries.

The Constitution says that the appropriations process is the power of the purse. You are ignoring that. You flout the Constitution every single day and you have been doing it for the last year and a half … we’re not going to continue to…

We need to see the 'real version' of HHS' spend plan, and we need to see actual funding amounts—not asterisks—for these vital programs.