[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   REPEAL THE ABORTION MANDATE OR RISK LOSING IMPORTANT FEDERAL FUNDS

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, last month, Health and Human Services 
issued a notice of violation to my home State of California that is in 
direct violation of the Weldon amendment, by requiring all health 
insurers to cover abortions in their plans.
  Governor Newsom has 11 days left to comply with Federal law by 
repealing the abortion mandate or risk losing important Federal funds.
  In the shadow of the 47th anniversary of Rowe v. Wade, it is 
important that we buck the status quo that increasingly takes human 
life for granted. While Governor Newsom continues to blatantly 
disregard people's personal and religious views, I will continue to 
stand here as part of the fight to make sure Americans are never forced 
to pay for other people's abortions.
  Madam Speaker, I urge Governor Newsom to quickly repeal California's 
abortion mandate and get back in line with the rule of law.

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