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Nita M. Lowey was a prominent Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative for New York's 17th congressional district from 1999 until 2021. She was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, a position she held from 2019 to 2021, where she played a crucial role in shaping federal budgetary decisions and funding allocations. Throughout her tenure, Lowey was known for her advocacy on issues such as healthcare, education, and women's rights, and she worked to secure funding for various programs benefiting her constituents and communities across the nation.
Based upon the information that we have, the FDA has approved five methods of contraception. This is the established definition of contraception. It has nothing to do with RU-486 although, unfortunately, there were some letters sent out…
No, I will not yield. I will not yield. That the American people who are listening to this debate have to understand that this Congress wants to tell women that all forms of contraception are abortifacients and they cannot be considered. I…
If I can make it clear, I think it is very important, my colleagues, that we realize what the gentleman is attempting to achieve with this amendment. He is stating that there is no form of contraception that may not be considered an…
I seems to me the gentleman has questions about the pill, questions about the diaphragm, questions about the IUD, and I assume the gentleman has questions about Depo--Provera and Norplant. Let me say this, there are five established…
It is shameful and outrageous that this provision is being removed from the bill. It is shameful and outrageous that the Republican leadership will not allow an open and honest debate on the issue.
I personally resent the comparison of this amendment to the Holocaust and the evils of the extermination that took place during that tragic time that we have to learn from and not make comparisons that perhaps are very inappropriate.
But then, if I can further ask for clarification again, if the application is submitted to the FDA without the specific term ``chemical inducement of abortion'' as its stated purpose, would the amendment apply?
So, if the gentleman would clarify once more for me, if the application does not include the specific term ``chemical inducement of abortion,'' what would the gentleman expect the department to do?
Does the gentleman's amendment mean that if the application is submitted to FDA without the term, without the term ``chemical inducement of abortion'' as its stated purpose, would the amendment apply?
Mr. Chairman, I want to close by thanking my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who have spoken and supported the Lowey-Harman-Morella amendment. Let me reiterate, this amendment is not an issue of taxpayer-funded abortions. Under the…
However, I continue to oppose the Hyde amendment for the same reason I have opposed it every year since being elected to Congress. The Hyde amendment, in my judgment, blatantly discriminates against poor women by preventing them from…
I hope that we can convince our distinguished chairman that since there is precedent for the Federal Government becoming a partner in building prisons and a partner in building roads and highways, that together we can work to address this…
I do not understand how anybody could be against school construction. And when we are talking about a budget, it is just impossible for me to believe that anyone could be so forceful in saying the school construction money could not and…
I talked before about the tragic fire in Hamlet, NC, and there was real action after that fire. In fact, the number of inspectors were increased 100 percent. The leaders of that program in North Carolina happened to have such an exemplary…
But let me reassure my colleague that the purpose of this amendment is not only to assure that OSHA, but also, as the gentleman from Kansas [Mr. Tiahrt] said, we do believe the funds would be very well used in trying to take the vocational…
I would like to remind my good friend and colleague that I recently came back from a trip to Egypt. This amendment would have a chilling effect on programs such as exist in Egypt which are lifesaving to women and children, helping them…
To close this debate, I would like to thank my colleagues with whom I have worked so closely on this issue over the years. Having seen the results of these programs, having seen the educational programs that have encouraged women to get…
The only difference in our view is, you are calling price fixing our amendment which attempts to put in place the change in the freedom to farm program where we are saying that this feudal program is price fixing all along.
I would just like to ask my distinguished colleague a question. The gentleman is saying that the committee and the freedom to farm bill passed some very important reforms, and I would agree that there have been some reforms made. It is my…
I am pleased to know that, and I am pleased that there has been some negotiations and discussions and important arrangements made for security between Israel and Turkey, and I would hope that this amendment would encourage the Turks to…
In the last Congress we passed an historic crime bill that included a ban on assault weapons, and it was supported by 80 percent of the public. It is hard to believe that we are here today. So why are we here? Because the NRA donated a lot…
Mr. Chairman, the crimes of rape and incest are not about abortion, they are about violence and brutality. The language in this continuing resolution is cruel and it is senseless punishment for thousands of women who are victims of rape…
I want to conclude by saying let us continue the discussion, but let us open the Government, and let us not have people suffer anymore, because these are taxpayers. They work hard. They should not have to be suffering with the Government…
Well, I will respond and say good night again, but since the gentleman referred his comments to me, I want to respond again to make it very clear that I support the efforts to balance the budget, and I think all of us in this debate do as…
If my good friend from Georgia would yield, I think we can go back, you and I are on the Committee on Appropriations and we can talk about the $7 billion increase in the military budget that the Pentagon did not ask for. We could talk…
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