The Hyde Amendment, which is current law, makes it illegal to use taxpayer dollars to fund elective abortions.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers is a Republican politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 5th congressional district from 2005 to 2023. Born on May 22, 1969, she was the first woman from Washington to serve in Congress. During her tenure, she held various leadership positions, including Chair of the House Republican Conference, where she focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development. McMorris Rodgers has been an advocate for policies that support families and small businesses, and she has worked on initiatives related to energy and natural resources, reflecting the interests of her constituents in Eastern Washington.
I just wanted to ask if you would commit in your budget to not include a Medicare-for-all proposal that would take away employer-sponsored health insurance from 180 million Americans.
In an effort to bring down prescription drug prices, it includes a reliance on foreign drug prices developed using QALYs.
The dignity and the value of every life, including those Americans with disabilities and debilitating diseases.
I am concerned, because it sounds like the Democrats want to take the Medicare dollars and pay for ACA policy again.
My colleagues and I aren't going to accept the empty promises of socialized medicine.
We need personalized care for every individual, every person, to have a chance for a better quality of life.
We hope that your leadership will provide clear and consistent evidence-based guidance as we reopen.
Unfortunately, the crisis at the border is being ignored by the current administration.
I strongly disagree with removing this protection and allowing taxpayer dollars to fund abortion procedures.
I am very concerned with President Biden's comments on removing the Hyde Amendment.
That was a benefit that Republicans and Democrats agreed to put into place in response to the challenges that Americans were facing as a result of COVID-19 and the pandemic.
We must closely inspect the impact that the recently appropriated 3 trillion will have on the communications industry and our economy.
Let's focus on what is going to get results, not on more government-centralized power.
Access to broadband in eastern Washington and across our country has never been more important than during the COVID-19 pandemic to work from home, to educate our children, access healthcare through telehealth, connect with our loved ones…
It seems like there is a rush for action right now that is--that includes a stifling of our current energy and all of its economic, technological benefits in exchange for this idea that is being promoted.
I think it is really important that we are looking at what is the real-person impact on some of these policies that we seem to be rushing through this committee and through the House right now.
California's Governor was unconvinced the State policies were enough to meet climate goals.
This free market innovation and its benefits are being jeopardized by the mandatory rush to green.