Nanette Barragán

Ms. BARRAGAN

Ms. BARRAGAN. Madam Speaker, women's reproductive rights are under attack. We have heard today H.R. 7 disproportionately affects women of color and low-income women, like my family. Growing up in Carson, California, my two older sisters got pregnant as teenagers--one at 15 and one at 16--so I know from my own family experience and personal experience the importance of being able to make your own choices for your own body and your own beliefs. As a teenager without health insurance, I, like many women in my community, relied on services like Planned Parenthood to access contraception, which I would not have been able to afford otherwise. Despite what the other side claims, taxpayer dollars do not fund abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or to preserve the life of a mother. Like millions of other women, I am grateful for these services and the opportunity to make decisions that are right for me. I oppose the attack on women's reproductive rights.

Ms. BARRAGAN

Ms. BARRAGAN. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise because I offered an amendment to the budget resolution bill that is going to be up for a vote tomorrow. The amendment that I offered was a statement of policy that repealing the Affordable Care Act without a replacement is dangerous and irresponsible. This is a bipartisan sentiment. Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, stated: ``I have great concerns that we inject a level of great uncertainty into an already uncertain environment if we don't give people a clear indication as to what will come once we repeal.'' I don't support a repeal, but people in my district cannot afford to go without health care in the 44th Congressional District. I urge my colleagues to think about this, to think and to listen to their Republican colleagues. We need to see a replacement plan.

Ms. BARRAGAN

Ms. BARRAGAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give thanks. I give thanks to the people of California's 44th District for giving me the honor and the privilege to serve them. My district is rich with immigrants. My own mom, who turned 76 today, is an immigrant from Mexico who came here with a third grade education so her kids could have a shot at the American Dream. In my district, only 10 percent of students go on to college. I am grateful to be one of those 10 percenters who beat the odds and got a piece of the American Dream. But those numbers are unacceptable. I pledge to fight for them to make sure everyone, regardless of income, immigration status, or race has a shot at the American Dream.

Ms. BARRAGAN

Ms. BARRAGAN. ``The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.''