Sheila Jackson Lee: “Closing the clinics would cut into the very essence of service to vulnerable women. It would cut into their mammogram…”

“Closing the clinics would cut into the very essence of service to vulnerable women. It would cut into their mammogram services, their cervical cancer examinations. The Supreme Court just a year or a couple of months ago said this kind of pointed, targeted attack was unconstitutional. This bill just adds to it. Whether or not you add other clinics, the clinics in Texas, Planned Parenthood, have been there for years for the minorities, for young people, and others. Mr. Speaker, this is not a reconciliation bill. This is another attack bill. We need to be able to stand for our women and women's health care. Vote against this bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in opposition of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, because this bill does not restore healthcare Freedom. This bill is not a serious effort to address this nation's budgetary needs and its details reveal that it is another opportunity for the majority to hide behind a legislative gimmick in an attempt to kill the Affordable Care Act. This is a waste of taxpayer money and this body's legislative calendar, which has too few days left for wasting any of our lime voting on bills that the President has communicated in writing that he will veto.…”