Congresswoman Speier Remember Congresswoman Jackie Speier? Last February, during the House debate over Title X funding to family planning service providers including Planned Parenthood, she bravely shared a very personal story about abortion. Today Speier again addressed Congress about Planned Parenthood — this time to speak out against Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s decision to pull funds from Planned Parenthood. The breast can...
House Votes to Defund Planned Parenthood On Friday, the House of Representatives voted to defund Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood provides millions of women with birth control, cancer screenings, HIV testing, and other lifesaving services. Women without access to healthcare, women between jobs, women who need support, comfort and advice, all turn to Planned Parenthood. When I moved out of my parents house for the first time, 3,000 miles f...
...nows who Secretary Hillary Clinton is, and Attorney General Martha Coakley, and that she can name at least two selectmen in our town. I am thankful for Senators Kristen Gillibrand and Barbara Mikulski and Congresswomen Jackie Speier and Rosa DeLauro for serving as leaders and role models. I am thankful my daughter sees me go to work everyday and that even after a day like today, I remember to tell her I choose to work, not that I have to work. I...
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