I thank the gentleman from Tennessee for his words and for his commitment to women and their access to health care and for pointing out the confounding thing about defunding Planned Parenthood, which is that we are not even talking about…

I thank the gentleman from California for sharing his experience as a medical doctor and as someone who stands with Planned Parenthood. Thank you for joining us. Congressman Ruiz raises an interesting point about looking at our system of…

Mr. Speaker, there has been a lot of talk about defunding Planned Parenthood. Some Republicans have made this such a priority that they are vowing to shut down our government, shut down our programs for veterans and hinder their ability to…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. Our Nation is experiencing a deadly opiate epidemic, an epidemic that knows no boundaries and destroys lives, families, and communities. Today 58 babies--one baby every 25…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about a common medical condition that is too often masked by silence and stigma. It affects more women than diabetes or stroke or breast cancer. It is postpartum depression. Here are some words from women…

I appreciate your leadership in so many areas, especially early childhood education and access to affordable high quality healthcare for all Americans.

I introduced legislation called, Protecting Our Infants Act, which focuses on care for babies that are being born dependent to opiates, but it also looks at the effectiveness of programs specifically aimed at women and helping with…

I just dropped a bill today looking at this, hoping to expand grants to States. one in seven new moms are going to experience this depression.

My home state of Oregon has been a leader. Legislature just passed a comprehensive paid sick leave law.

I am proud to be a cosponsor of the Schedules that Work Act, that give workers more of a say in scheduling.

Family-friendly policies like this actually help businesses recruit and retain.