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Frederica Wilson: Obama cares, and you should, too. ObamaCare provides access to much-needed contraceptives for women. First of all, it's…

On the recordAugust 2, 2012
Obama cares, and you should, too. ObamaCare provides access to much-needed contraceptives for women. First of all, it's my body, not yours. I alone bear the burden, pain, and joy that it brings. Please stop trying to regulate my reproductive organs. They belong to me. Have you ever had a menstrual period? Have you ever felt unbearable pain in every bone of your body during childbirth? Will you be there for a mother when she needs prenatal care, formula, diapers? Will you support the Head Start program? Will you focus on creating good public schools again? Will you reform foster care and stop greasing the prison pipeline with unwanted children? There are grandmothers living in trailer parks and public housing, singlehandedly raising millions of grandchildren. Where are you when Grandmother is trying to feed Jerome, Shaquita, Pedro, Heather, and John? The only time I see you is on the floor of the House trying to take away Grandma's Social Security and attacking her Medicare and food stamps. Grandma doesn't have a car so she has no ID so she can't vote. For some reason, you care about a baby right up until the minute it is born into the world, and then you disappear and desert the children you claim to protect and love. Shame on you. Stop the cradle-to-grave neglect and abuse. Let's create jobs, jobs, jobs for the American people. Obama cares, and so should you. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore.…
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Frederica Wilson
Democratic · Florida
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Aug 2, 2012

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