On the recordOctober 7, 2015
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H. Res. 461. This resolution supposedly establishes a select panel to investigate Planned Parenthood and fetal tissue procurement. Now, what do we know already, Mr. Speaker? What facts do we know? We know that these videos have already been entirely discredited and debunked by a team of independent forensic experts. What do we know? We know that women have a legal right to a safe and legal abortion. What do we know already, Mr. Speaker, while we are investigating Planned Parenthood? We know that fetal tissue procurement signed into law by the venerated Ronald Reagan provides lifesaving research for diseases like Parkinson's, ALS, and others. No, Mr. Speaker, you are not trying to find the facts. Instead, this is just another pathway to deny a woman a right to a safe and legal abortion. We already know that the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee said that there is no ``there'' there. We don't need to get to the bottom of this. Mr. Speaker, we are already at the bottom of this.
