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On the recordJanuary 22, 2026
I agree with Ms. DeLauro. If the communities want these, that is fine. They ought to pay for them. I don't know whether my colleague realizes it or not, but we are $39 trillion in debt and counting. Let me just give my friend examples of some of the things she may have not thought about. We have $1,599,000 for Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems. It operates a pediatric gender clinic that provides sex-rejecting hormones for gender-diverse and transgender children. We have $4,008,000 for ChristianaCare Health Services. It provides late-term abortions through 23 weeks. The Stroger Hospital in Illinois performs abortions through 13 weeks. The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago provides transgender treatments. Temple University Hospital in Pennsylvania provides transgender care for adults. Any of the communities that want this should put their money up to pay for it. The taxpayers cannot afford it.
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Ralph Norman
Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing funding for healthcare services related to gender and abortion during a floor speech.

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