Lois Capps: “I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this bill, which is just another…”

“I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this bill, which is just another political stunt to put the government between a woman and her healthcare provider. This is yet another instance where the House majority is exploiting their position to use hard-earned taxpayer dollars to fund partisan, baseless smear campaigns. Today we are asked to vote to do it again. Despite finding no evidence of wrongdoing through multiple congressional committee hearings, including those conducted by the Energy and Commerce Committee, despite numerous State-level investigations that have cleared Planned Parenthood of these charges, and despite reports from outside experts that there is no evidence of illegal activity, the House seems insistent on doubling down on this bad idea to waste taxpayer money and time on yet another fabricated investigation. It is time to say ``no more.'' There are far too many real issues facing our country that Congress should, instead, be addressing. Vote ``no'' on this resolution.”