Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswomen Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, this evening decried House Republicans' plan to overturn a rule on the Title X family planning grant program using the Congressional Review Act. The rule at issue reinforces longstanding requirements that states cannot discriminate against providers for reasons unrelated to their qualifications to perform family planning services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), condemned the plan by Republican members of Congress to defund Planned Parenthood as part of their reckless effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). House Speaker Paul Ryan confirmed today that a measure to defund Planned Parenthood will be included in the Republicans' reconciliation package along with language for the ACA repeal.