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Elizabeth Furse: “Women serving the Federal Government deserve the same civil rights as all American women, but with this bill the extreme…”

On the recordJuly 17, 1996
Women serving the Federal Government deserve the same civil rights as all American women, but with this bill the extreme antichoice Members of Congress want to deny the more than 1 million women the right to comprehensive insurance coverage. I urge the House: Reverse this sad and unfair decision. This is a decision in this bill which harms women. I urge the support of the Hoyer amendment.
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Elizabeth Furse
Oregon

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Addressing the impact of a bill on women's rights and insurance coverage in the Federal Government.

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