Gene Green: “I think we ought to respond to the tragedy that happened, and I think we owe it to the families.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 700 women in the United States die each year due to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.

I hope that we can advance this legislation as well.

Neither these bills nor the Committee's other efforts have gone far enough to address many of the underlying challenges facing this sector.

I would like to submit the following letters for the record.