schakowsky: it could. if those clinics, which we have in cook county and some other places in the state of illinois, also were to dare to participato -- that is the word and i'm not sure what that means -- an abortion services, they could be cut off just as easily as it planned parenthood clinic could be cut off and defunded. understand that there are many, many poor women for whom these clinics are the lifeline. that is what we are talking about. when we talk about medicaid, you have to meet fairly strict income and asset requirements in order to get on the program. and they rely on these medicaid providers. any one of them could be gone. rep. polis: what might that word participate mean? would that mean if a doctor says your pregnancy could be dangerous to your health and you might need to look at alternatives if it's a nonviable fetus. would that can be -- that is the word and i'm not? rep. schakowsky: i've certainly confused on what that would mean. rep. polis: miss blackburn, if a doctor found that a

miss schakowsky welcome. the gentlewoman is recognized. >> thank you so much for allowing me to testify, once again. i am testifying in opposition to 3495. here we go again. to consider legislation that is purported to protect women but the truth is that this bill is yet another attack on women's health and their ability to make their own choices. the misleading name,women's public health and safety act, seeks to target and exclude abortion providers or anyone who will even remotely support or is involved with a provider or entity that provides abortions from participating in medicaid even though not a single federal dime is spent on providing that abortion. in fact, i've been calling this legislation yet another radical assault on women's health care. this bill would permit a state to terminate a provider from medicaid solely on the basis that the provider also provides access to a safe and legal abortion without federal dollars, without regard for impact on access to care and leaving no recourse for that pr

chairman, ranking member schakowsky.fety whistle-blower act and the tracking act. they included strong whistle blower protections in map 21. we agree it is an important tool to make sure that safety concerns are promptly identified, investigated and remedied. the bill before the sub committee builds on this law. whistle-blow whistle-blower issues have been built in because they realize that the manufacturer and employees are the first line of defense in remdying safety concerns. our member companies have instituted internal controls that allow employees to communicate with their employer about any problem that could impair product quality or safety. for example, manufacturers train their employees specifically on product defect and safety issues and have dedicated safety officers who are responsible for following up on concerns rayise by employees. in addition, manufacturers have established hotlines to allow employees to communicate such problems. such systems allow the company to take appropriate remedial steps in many

schakowsky, five minutes for questions. ms. schakowsky: there's a little deja vu for me. my career started in the grocery store 45 years ago when a small group of housewives wanted to know how old our food was because everything was code dated and we did -- we -- like detectives we cracked some of the codes and found things in the grocery store that were days, weeks, months, and years beyond the date. we questioned the date. now everybody looks at the dates. i stand in the dairy section and watch people check the milk dates which they do. we want to encourage people to look at the calories. whether or not my colleague from illinois does, maybe he should. maybe we all should. and i just -- i want to suggest in terms of pizza. if there were a board that said on a slice of pizza this is how much sausage adds to that slice, this is how much pepperoni adds to that slice, i can figure out at least relatively whether i get a sausage pizza or pepperoni pizza or if there's a difference at all or if i get mushrooms or whatever, i could see that. this is not hard. i'm sorry, it is n

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

schakowsky: it could. if those clinics, which we have in cook county and some other places in the state of illinois, are toere to do thei participate -- that is the word and i'm not sure what that means -- an abortion services, they could be cut off just as easily as it planned parenthood clinic could be cut off and defunded. understand that there are many, many poor women for whom these clinics are the lifeline. that is what we are talking about. when we talk about medicaid, you have to meet fairly strict income and asset requirements in order to get on the program. rely on these medicaid providers. any one of them could be gone. rep. polis: what might that word participate mean? says that mean if a doctor let your pregnancy could be dangerous to your health and you might need to look at alternatives if it is a nonviable fetus, when all those things potentially be consider participating? rep. schakowsky: i've certainly confused on what that would mean. rep. polis: miss blackburn, if a doctor found that a

miss schakowsky welcome. the gentlewoman is recognized. >> thank you so much for allowing me to testify, once again. i am testifying in opposition to 3495. here we go again. to consider legislation that is purported to protect women but the truth is that this bill is yet another attack on women's health and their ability to make their own choices. the misleading name,women's public health and safety act, seeks to target and exclude abortion providers or anyone who will even remotely support or is involved with a provider or entity that provides abortions from participating in medicaid even though not a single federal dime is spent on providing that abortion. in fact, i've been calling this legislation yet another radical assault on women's health care. this bill would permit a state to terminate a provider from medicaid solely on the basis that the provider also provides access to a safe and legal abortion without federal dollars, without regard for impact on access to care and leaving no recourse for that pr

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

illinois democrat jan schakowsky. >> planned parenthood does not sell any body parts for profit. that is a fact. >> reporter: still, a group of conservative lawmakers is threatening mutiny against house speaker john boehner if he doesn't take the fight further and use the threat of a government shutdown to force democrats to cut off funding. >> we need to stop surrendering and -- >> reporter: a strategy endorsed by several republican presidential candidates, including ted cruz and carly fiorina. >> i dare hillary clinton, barack obama to watch these tapes, watch a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while it alive to harvest its brain." >> reporter: the videos actually don't show that, and some republicans are openly warning that the last time the party tried this strategy to cut off obamacare funding, it was unsuccessful and led to a 17-day shutdown, scott, for which they got most of the blame. >> pelley: nancy cordes on capitol hill. nancy, thank you. this is sure to come up as hillary clinton is john dickerson's guest. that's this sunday on "f

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

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

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

schakowsky: i want to make another, if i could. -- comment if i could. this would not just take away funding for that portion of the .ervices that means it slows down a provider, a clinic, or an entire for alllth care system medicaid patients. it would provide all the services. vice chair foxx: it certainly is drastic to try to assuage people's concerns to vote for the cr. we know why we are here and we do not have any misunderstanding about that. we are here on our site to show that we show up for the rules committee. because four states our time to do it and you want to do it here because you think that would make it legal for the states? or what not still be a constitutional thing? what we arern: hearing from the state is that they would like the flexibility to determine who is the provider in the medicaid program. as you will remember, back in that many states went to the cms waiver process in order to be able to do is fermentation with the delivery systems for health care interstate. ms. slaughter: but that does not have anything to do with the cons

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

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