Steven Holt: “I thank my friend for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the so-called Protect Life Act. Our first…”

“I thank my friend for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the so-called Protect Life Act. Our first priorities here now must be to help to foster job creation and support middle class families. We are 280 days into this Congress without even having a jobs plan from the majority. Instead, the Republicans have chosen to continue their radical assault on women's health and health care in the guise of preventing the use of Federal funds to pay for abortion procedures. This bill is as unnecessary as it is offensive and inhumane. The bill would penalize private insurers that offer comprehensive plans; would allow hospitals to refuse lifesaving care to women; and would prevent access to birth control, including providing emergency contraception to sexual assault survivors. Instead of debating how to put Americans back to work, the majority party is spending our time on socially divisive bills that are going nowhere.”