On the recordApril 3, 2014
I am listening to the stories here on the floor. I must say I am a little surprised at this newfound commitment on the other side of the aisle to women. So how about raising the minimum wage for women? How about joining with us in extending unemployment insurance for women? How about the fact that 7.1 million Americans have enrolled in this program you don't like, that you want to call a failure? 7.1 million of our fellow Americans beg to differ, and a lot of them are women. It is not true what you are selling today on the floor, I would say to my friends, Madam Speaker. In fact, women will be the biggest beneficiary of ObamaCare, protecting their families, protecting their health care, protecting their reproductive rights, which you--I would say to my friends on the other side of the aisle, Madam Speaker--would deny. Other than that, yes, you are protecting women. If we are going to be serious about this, Madam Speaker, let's recognize the truth. The truth is this ObamaCare protects the interests of women. This bill would undo it. In fact, the biggest victims of legislative action, if we pass this bill today, will in fact be the very women some of my colleagues have been talking about today. I urge my colleagues who say they are committed to the interests of women to vote against this bad bill and to support the expansion of health care, especially for working women in America.
