Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. Lesko), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess), who is a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. Miller-Meeks).

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, to clarify, the bill defines both contraceptive and contraception. Contraceptive is FDA approved; contraception is not limited to FDA-approved licensed products. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Bucshon). Dr. Larry Bucshon is a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I would like to clarify, this legislation never went through the Energy and Commerce Committee. The only debate was in the Rules Committee. And I also stand here proud that, in 2020, on the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote, led by pro-life Republican women who fought for decades, we have a record number of women serving in the House of Representatives, a record number of Republican women. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Van Duyne), a Member from the class of 2020.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Tenney).

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, again, so proud that it was pro-life Republican women like Susan B. Anthony who led the right to vote over 100 years ago. Just to correct the record, both Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer suggested that there was a legislative hearing. I don't remember any legislative action. I would ask the chairman, was there any legislative action on this bill?

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/4\ minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), a champion for life.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Reclaiming my time, Congresswoman Diana DeGette, my colleague on the committee, said that we had a hearing. It was an Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Dobbs. I want to quote because what the Democrat witness said confirms the Democrats' abortion on demand until birth act. The Democrat witness said: People find out they need abortions through their pregnancies, yes, at any time for any reason. The issue at hand is the Democrats' extreme agenda, abortion on demand up until birth. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Oklahoma (Mrs. Bice), a proud member of the class of 2020 with record Republican women.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. Hinson), another dynamic leader from the freshman class of 2020.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, in the United States of America, we continue our search for a more perfect Union. We all get to be a part of that. In our history, the Supreme Court has overruled 300 of its own cases, cases such as the Dred Scott decision, and now, Roe v. Wade. Abortion is a false choice between taking care of a woman and taking care of a baby. What a woman needs is support. Every life is meaningful, and our actions significant. Ending abortion is the human rights issue of our generation. Every life has value and dignity. And to every person all across this country, may each one of us open our eyes and see one another. May each one of us open our ears and hear one another. May each one of us open our hearts to one another. We are a Nation founded on the inalienable, God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. As has been noted by others, life comes first. You can't have liberty without life. You can't have the pursuit of happiness without life. That should guide us and be the bedrock for our moral authority so that abortion would become unthinkable in America. Today before this House is a radical agenda. The Democrats' abortion agenda is much more radical than anything that was in Roe. This is extreme. It nationalizes abortion for all 9 months, making America just as radical as China, North Korea. It legitimizes discriminatory abortions at any stage based upon baby's sex, race, or disability, including Down syndrome. It overrides State laws that protect women from coercion. There is no part of this that celebrates the dignity, the value, or the potential of human life. Pew Research reports that in Washington, D.C., in the 29 States that provide racial and ethnic data on abortion to the CDC, 38 percent of women who underwent an abortion in 2019 were non-Hispanic or Black, though U.S. Census numbers indicate that Black people comprise 13.4 percent of the population. CDC data from 2019 also indicates that Black women are five times more likely to have an abortion than White women. Madam Speaker, we stand on the side of life. Let's defend life. It is the human rights issue of our generation. Reject this bill. I yield back the balance of the time.