ms. schakowsky, is this -- ms. schakowsky: i think the point is also, this would not only take away funding for that portion of the services that it -- that means that closes down a provider, a clinic or an entire health care system that -- ms. slaughter: for all medicaid patients? ms. schakowsky: yes. ms. slaughter: it would seem drast i can for people to vote for the c.r. we all know where why we're here and we don't have any misunderstanding about it and we're here to -- on our side to show that we show up for rules committee. but i would seriously, because four states are trying to do it and you want to do it here because you think it would make it legal for those four states? mrs. blackburn: i think that what we're hearing -- what we're hearing from the states is they would like the flexibility to determine who is the provider in their medicaid program. now, as you will remember, back in the mid 1990's the many states went through the c.m.s. waiver process in order to be able to do experimentation with the deli

ms. schakowsky: if you've got calories, these arguments are just silly to me. ms. liddle: there's almost no one in the store to look at the suggestions you're making. but i do want to do what you suggest. i want to give you that precise information online. to put it on -- ms. schakowsky: now, if we go to the grocery store, you see the date on the products. and believe me, people want it. and we have it. ms. liddle: we've been disclosing it voluntarily for 14 years. ms. schakowsky: i care about young people too but i'm telling you juvenile diabetes and juvenile obesity is a problem but it certainly more than just young people. i wondered if you wanted to comment, dr. wootan. ms. wootan: there are a lot of people going into pizza restaurants, it may only be 10% but those people who do go in have the right to nutrition information like those people who are ordering online. if they don't think it matters then they don't need to have a menu board and list the options that are there. but if they have a menu board and think people need to know what's on the menu and list

ms. schakowsky: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: as the gentlewoman from california expressed her ability to close, i will recognize the gentlewoman from california to close and then recognize the gentleman from virginia since he has the right to close. ms. chu: is the other side of the aisle prepared to close? ok. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. chu: madam speaker, this bill politicizes women's health and limits women's access to abortion. it interferes with the sacred doctor-patient relationship and substitutes a physician's best judgment with the judgment of a handful of politicians and in fact male politicians. i would note that not a single woman on the other side of the aisle has spoken on this bill. let me note, it is already illegal to fail to provide care to an infant born alive. there was a bill passed 13 years ago, the born alive infant protection act. and this bill was not intended to affect abortion practice or the woman's right to choose. in fact, th

ms. schakowsky. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from illinois is recognized for three minutes. ms. schakowsky: in 2002 the president of the united states and this congress voted to address the perceived threat of a mushroom cloud coming from iraq by going to war. a war that unleashed massive violence in the middle east and threatens the world even today. the obama administration faced with the actual threat of a nuclear weaponized iran has stood instead the path of diplomacy, the path of peace. i'm proud to support this historic agreement. as the president said, quote, this deal demonstrates that american diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change, change that makes our country and the world safer and more secure. voices inside and outside the congress are calling for a rejection of this historic agreement. among them the same neocons who stampeded the united states into war with iraq. they were congress then and they are wrong now. iran is now two to three months from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, and yet the critics have offered no credible alternative to

ms. schakowsky: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: as the gentlewoman from california expressed her ability to close, i will recognize the gentlewoman from california to close and then recognize the gentleman from virginia since he has the right to close. ms. chu: is the other side of the aisle prepared to close? ok. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. chu: madam speaker, this bill politicizes women's health and limits women's access to abortion. it interferes with the sacred doctor-patient relationship and substitutes a physician's best judgment with the judgment of a handful of politicians and in fact male politicians. i would note that not a single woman on the other side of the aisle has spoken on this bill. let me note, it is already illegal to fail to provide care to an infant born alive. there was a bill passed 13 years ago, the born alive infant protection act. and this bill was not intended to affect abortion practice or the woman's right to choose. in fact, th

ms. schakowsky's district, she has one planned parenthood affiliate and there are 44 community health centers. ms. degette has eight -- no, three planned parenthood sites and 46 of the community health centers. so what we are doing is encouraging the states to take the responsibility, make the determination of where this ought to be. you know, madam speaker, it's amazing to me. people always say, let's make certain we are being good stewards of the money. planned parenthood is now outsourcing their women's health issues. they cut them in half over the past seven years, and it is important for us to redirect the funds and give the states the opportunity to determine who provides the service and the access. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. mr. pitts: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from colorado. ms. degette: i'm now pleased to yield to the ranking member of the energy and commerce committee, mr. pallone, 1.5 minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pall

ms. schakowsky i wanted to see if i'm understanding how this bill works. the other week there was a specific bill around planned parenthood funding. this bill now doesn't mention planned parenthood but it could actually defund the community health fund which last week if i recall many of the republicans were arguing don't worry about health care the community health clinics will serve all the women and now they are doing a pill that seems to defund the health centers so my understanding is these two together would cut off access for poor women's health care. >> well, could. if those clinics which we have in cook county and some other places in the state in illinois also were to dare to participate , that's the words i'm not sure exactly what that means, and abortion services, they could be cut off just as easily as a planned parenthood clinic could be cut off and he funded and understand that there are many many poor women for whom these clinics are the lifeline. that is what we are talking about about. we talk about medicaid, yet to me fairly strict incom

ms. schakowsky's district, she has one planned parenthood affiliate and there are 44 community health centers. ms. degette has eight -- no, three planned parenthood sites and 46 of the community health centers. so what we are doing is encouraging the states to take the responsibility, make the determination of where this ought to be. you know, madam speaker, it's amazing to me. people always say, let's make certain we are being good stewards of the money. planned parenthood is now outsourcing their women's health issues. they cut them in half over the past seven years, and it is important for us to redirect the funds and give the states the opportunity to determine who provides the service and the access. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. mr. pitts: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from colorado. ms. degette: i'm now pleased to yield to the ranking member of the energy and commerce committee, mr. pallone, 1.5 minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pall

ms. schakowsky. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from illinois is recognized for three minutes. ms. schakowsky: in 2002 the president of the united states and this congress voted to address the perceived threat of a mushroom cloud coming from iraq by going to war. a war that unleashed massive violence in the middle east and threatens the world even today. the obama administration faced with the actual threat of a nuclear weaponized iran has stood instead the path of diplomacy, the path of peace. i'm proud to support this historic agreement. as the president said, quote, this deal demonstrates that american diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change, change that makes our country and the world safer and more secure. voices inside and outside the congress are calling for a rejection of this historic agreement. among them the same neocons who stampeded the united states into war with iraq. they were congress then and they are wrong now. iran is now two to three months from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, and yet the critics have offered no credible alternative to