Harmful Amendment Opposed by Congresswoman Slaughter Fails in the House of Representatives

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY-28), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Rules, today submitted the following Congressional Record Statement during debate on the Pence Amendment to H.R. 3293, the Labor, Health and Education Appropriations Act:

Madame Chairman, I rise today in opposition to Mr. Pence’s amendment. Pursuant to Federal Statute, no Title X funds can be spent on abortions. So the only conclusion to be drawn from the offering of this amendment is that Mr. Pence is attempting to use propaganda based on hypocrisy to wage war on family planning services. Mr. Pence’s amendment would cut off 1.7 million women—more than one in three women who receive Title X services—from their trusted, family planning provider.