On the recordDecember 1, 2016
I thank Congresswoman Schakowsky for yielding and for her tremendous leadership on this issue and so many issues that affect women. I rise in strong opposition to H. Res. 933, which is nothing more than a politically motivated resolution. It would shamefully-- shamefully--provide an additional $800,000 to the select investigative panel to so-called investigate Planned Parenthood and attack women's health. Republicans are asking for more money to continue their baseless attacks to undermine medical and scientific research and intimidate and harass providers. How outrageous. Let's be clear. This is yet another attempt to deny women, especially low-income women, access to health care. There have been multiple hearings and there have been committee investigations, none of which have resulted in any evidence of wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood, doctors, or researchers. Madam Speaker, this resolution and the absurd select panel investigation amounts to nothing more than a witch hunt. Instead of wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on this smear campaign, we should be fully investing in women's health and childcare. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this dangerous resolution and, instead, call for an end of the select panel to attack women's health.
