▶ 0:05:00Rules committee is convening to consider h.r. 6350 or 69, 45 and 40. H.r. 6914, pregnant and parenting women and legislation authored. By representative abie assistance for needy families.
▶ 0:05:29Ten a fund for resource centers ten. Program states should be permitted to use see fit. For many years. There will see centers for eligible entities.
▶ 0:05:43Biden administration attempted to implement that would states froe of this life affirming resources in. Children. These resources and passing this legislation would take an important that. H.r..
▶ 0:06:14Act would require students of their rights and of the availabo enforce, to choose. Between motherhood and prison these are virtues social youth and should. They se .
▶ 0:06:41As is more often the case holds them in conflict with one another, should not the dilemmad dilemma that sets must be sacrid to an unplanned pregnancy. Carrying a.
▶ 0:06:57Child to term does not have to hinder educational g college at every critical that we ask the pregnant finally turn. To h. Res. 140 a resolution approval of a bureau seeking to withdraw certain.
▶ 0:07:28Federal lands in of former and r deb haaland . That entity year mineral.
▶ 0:07:45225e superior national forest in northern minnesota this full wil banned.
▶ 0:08:01Mining and other response to action in a strategic area, which is the jue world. Under the management act . The department of interior.
▶ 0:08:25To notify congress, others impacting an excess of five. While biden administration fails. Met its public land order january of. 2023. The showed ant is eligible under the cra as.
▶ 0:08:49A, I look forward to this pieces of legislation and with. That, I yield he wishes to make.
▶ 0:09:09Thank you and on today's republn agenda special and priority is the powerful while doing nothing to help you look to bring to the f. This week, a and steer them away from real.
▶ 0:09:286359 forces colleges and 6945 redirects resources to anti-abortion. Crisis pregnancy centers that pretend medical cay push a, this month.
▶ 0:09:53>> where I live um, a woman, one of these centers, care. >> she was told pregnancy was healthy after an later she an ey surgeon because the, it was a tc as a result of the bad medical advice that republicans are unfit consequences.
▶ 0:10:15So yes, pregnant t if republicans actually that exd child care lower prescription drug medicaid, pays wages, invest in housing, d then any of that here.
▶ 0:10:32This week's third measure environmental protections mining companies can build public land, threaten clean water and leave once over backwards to help out the billionaire corporations that dump pollution into our cities and towns . And let me also say, madam chair, while this nonsense quesg bills, what we are.
▶ 0:11:01Not talking about, um, is, uh, that this president has started dealing with attacking our front. Who is of control, who is step away from. Launching a military strike right. So you may want to sit here and pretend, but it is not.
▶ 0:11:27But let me read you something that, uh, was publicly over theo let me quote it, dear jonas, considering not to give me prizg stopped eight wars plus of peaco say, and I quote denmark from russia why do they have a right of anyway with wors
▶ 0:12:01Secure complete and total control of greenland. Thank you, president trump shared a post saying that nato t republican is a grave threat thn china, that nato is a great what the hell here?
▶ 0:12:30The U.S. presence in greenland. We already protect the land from russia and china and protect us. Whatever we need sure greenland stays. But I want to be very, very, very clear here, sir. This is joke. This is not trump being does not something shrug off or turn away situation. Mr.
▶ 0:13:03Greenland, to protect it from enemy. And we let that sink in our nato us like a belligerent power kitchen invasion would activate. Article five, meaningy action against guys, realize how insane this is escalating. Trump is ramping up his right to bullt allies. We're trying.
▶ 0:13:33To blackmail them into letting the united sovereign nation, by the way, does part of. Now markets are watching the case. Bucha is back in the headlines. The dollar is geopolitical and trade tensions flare. Are watching. America pick fights with friends. Also giving them.
▶ 0:13:58All the permission they need to take more of ukraine and annex whatever the hell. And this brings me to a larger point. Yes,. Trump was sn into unified republican control house, the white house. So I'll ask a simple americans off than they were a year ago. And they want health. Care.
▶ 0:14:26They don't want venezuela. You guys have your priorities totally back. You have done his america first. This is all donald. Big lie. Supermarket bilking families rent is still out of reach. The trump's tariffs sure as hell. Heaven, hell, you're restrict women's health care choice.
▶ 0:14:54Easier for our air and 0 millions of americans have lost health to policies and inaction. Wages asian people are working harder than ever and getting lost special interests g just an all you can powerful.
▶ 0:15:17We allm lined up behind, and since then it's been after another fos family have made dollars while working people to shelf. Because they can't afford it. Joel, your big.
▶ 0:15:45Ugly bill is the perfect old rotten deal to take from regular folks big corporations get more, can get more giveaways and by the way, the $75 billion in new funding, that's where your health care money went. Uh you know, health care health care money went to ice.
▶ 0:16:13There's so cr communities that there are no by or democrats have been in. Charge for a year.
▶ 0:16:28Prices are up, is allies don't trust us and our adversaries and our country is more divided than ever only failed to meet the moment, it embarrassing failure on all counts. And with thank you Mr. >> now welcome our first panel Rep.
▶ 0:16:53This is the second time I've seen him today commitn national research. Statement will be submitted for the record. You summarize your statement in five minutes. However, welcome your testimony dating back to the topic at hand here in the rules . >> opportunity to testify in h.j.
▶ 0:17:21Res, public land order 7917. In the court act, the data is clear. Demand for critical minerals in the coming years, and we must bl comp projected.
▶ 0:17:37To increase 50% by 2040, needs of artificial intelligence, defense and many verge could cause a shortfall of up to ten upor without a meaningful expansion in supply, we need to mined more and we should have started yet critical mineral dependency plays right into the hands of controls.
▶ 0:18:04Approximately 60% auction 90% of processing, manufacturing. We've repeatedly seen the ccp restrictions and leverage its, uh, strength and rare minerals as a bargaining chip. Unfortunately under the biden admin, opposite, reversing. Rather mineral development. H.j. Raz,.
▶ 0:18:34Public land order lies during the biden administration. The plo 5504 acres. That's national I will ne harvesting our desired activity. Did Mr.
▶ 0:19:02Administration far to se to prevent mineral and geothermal exploration, and when former. Secretary of the interior deb haaland, following the withdrawal, she said, quote , there were any critical minerals in their end quote. The former secretary and the biden k or they simply.
▶ 0:19:28As this withdrawal area includes the largest untapped copper nickel, the. Duluth complex contains wonders, copper reserves. 95% of our nickel reserves , and 75% resources. Again secretary helen plo. 7917, testified to congress.
▶ 0:19:56Think there critical minerals there when she took this under the federal lands policy management act, that required to notify congress a public meeting , an excess of 5000 acres. Administration failed to properly transcend congress when it was finalized in january of 2023.
▶ 0:20:23Public land order a broad policy that hinders access to is wholly to our nation's security. It is exactly the kind of action withdrawal, substantial. Companies and local economies by foreclosing substantive rule under their act and the cra district.
▶ 0:20:517917 is also consistent with. Scale lann . Closing areas to leasing omission, and review. 7917 should have been submitted to allowing for the. Intent of the biden administration's actions.
▶ 0:21:21It is dependency on foreign minerals, supply chain growing. Our adversaries have already. Shown themselves happy to exploit national and our energy. Withdry impact our access to madam chair , this area is a.
▶ 0:21:44Gas that the united states is in recent discs in the largest and most concentrated in the . But when a developer to derail the record because. Of this mineral withdrawal, possibly develop.
▶ 0:22:10These resources in northern minnesota , our country will continue to become increasingly and countries qatar and algeria , all shares of the global helium market continues to only abundantly clear. Congress must act 7917 to secure our minerals . All the united states to compete in.
▶ 0:22:37I urge the committee to adopt an appropriate rule resolution floor, and I yield back. >> stop. Miss randall, you're recognized.
▶ 0:22:49Thank you, chair, for I'm here to testify today and strong for the danger that area wilderr country's most area, but also for outrageous abuse congressional review act that this legislation represents. Talk about what's at stake.
▶ 0:23:15The boundary waters is a wilderness. It's a treasure bill loves and is the most visited wilderness area and for reason. It's breathtaking landscapes and abundant wildlife make it a haven for outdoor recreation species and a refuge for those.
▶ 0:23:38But it's luck that has kept has more than a century long history of in 1909 and later the wilderness act. Our country has long recognized the importance of place, and since time, a moment where e land and water, hunt, fish and harvest in the boundary,
▶ 0:24:08Support a thriving outdoor recreation. Hundreds of thousands of annual visitors, and thousands of northeastern minnesota. For years, this wilderness area, from a controversial foreign owned mining project is clear. If mine watershed, the watershed, bounds from pollution . That's why terry of deb haalad the land.
▶ 0:24:36For mining for 20 years through public land order house. Joint resolution 140 would known as a withdrawal and because of the as ever. This would pave the way for pollute the region's water supply and permanently dis. But . This resolution doesn't just have curbs.
▶ 0:25:05Its impact is far reaching for the future and is a demonstration of republicans absolute congressional review act. The cra was finalized by administrations of both partiese trump administrative congress, have been cra to overturn that. Have never before been considered rules. These actions.
▶ 0:25:34Are unprecedented and will. Cause chaos and invite lincoln. Today's cra resolution office has not ruled for 7917 is a rule subject to the land orders to be. Although congress received a new notice.
▶ 0:26:04Um, of the cra referencing the d originally for january 23rd, 2023, a sponsor had ample for the inquire about the applicability of the cra, but this backdoor after the fact attempt to undo.
▶ 0:26:25Scrutiny and sd protected public colleagues from minnesota in defending um, vehemently, but it is also deeply unpopular in minnesota. American.
▶ 0:26:46Critical mineral security say that permanent protection for the priority by a 2 to the boundarys watershed, of course. That the country needs the mineral resources that the region has. Our mineral security is a serious issue.
▶ 0:27:09Mine owners mineo some of our have not evidence that the mineral economy, that these are protecting. This is one of them. The state resolution 140 and I'm happy to answer any. Stauber.
▶ 0:27:44>> stauber, I know your to any e accusations? Thank you very much. >> I want to be very clear to fd colleague not mining in the boundary waters that was settlem oberstar was a member of waterse buffer. Zone.
▶ 0:28:13Then said, okay, if you're going to make this wilderness take the opportunity to and mine outside of this way ahead of his game all those years ago, we have presents itself this. Congress does not greenie.
▶ 0:28:40Mining it reverses to 125,504 acres. Companies. To compete. That will follow our labor standards and our strict in minnesota. It will follow nepa.
▶ 0:29:01Uh the clean water and clear endangered species act umn >> Mr. mcgovern, to be honest. It gives me a little comfort to swallow federal environmental and labor standards. >> I don't I didn't know took o, um, uh, respond to anything.
▶ 0:29:32>> thank you so much. I do, um, in your first press committee ad full members s the erosion of our environmental protections under, um, the in just last 12 months alone, we have speedy , uh, erosion and for talk aboue
▶ 0:30:04Waters, which I r during testimony and the watershed. Willfully to say that just because the mining isn't happening in waters.
▶ 0:30:17That it has no impact on the reserve, natural resources committee, we talk a lot about, as someone who comes from washington state there are important fish, you know, that pollution are good, has impact.
▶ 0:30:41Trying to protect and to pretend, I think um, frankly a with. Respect, um, it is a preserve. This special place and allowing the incredibly toxic, uh, in particular type mine will to protect this. Watershed.
▶ 0:31:09And you know, how many lessons since the 1970s on buffer zone that, uh, watershed management, the science we fund. Evolve and learn, though we did as much as we could in 1978, we're done. Thank.
▶ 0:31:29>> uh, you know, I think, like, the process, um, and I don't like the, you know, it's, it's kind of the same, uh, you know, exploiting protected lands and f permanent damage. >> you both for being here. >> and I. >> thank you, Mr. mcgovern. Mr. griffith, miss scanlon, you're recognized. >> thank you.
▶ 0:31:57Talked about what was concerning me with which ise talking about mining, not specifically the boundary waters area, but and that's in fact, why we have this regulation and consultation with all the relevant parties due to regulation that said, no, we regulate regulation in order to preserve.
▶ 0:32:25The environmental preservation that we're trying to do. Preserving the special metal area. But. It's also the million the state fromm many,, I guess I'm also concerned that you just mentioned, you know, the science continues to evolve
▶ 0:32:561970s. And so there was particularly within the watershed, if I'm if we were to approve this process, it, then. Sure. Administration from taking action with respect, property. So I guess I'm both concerned that, as you said, it's a bit of a misdirection to say, oh company is going to be mining corporate benefit.
▶ 0:33:26Not for americans. Um, and we're. Not going to be able to address thek to that? I. >> this is the real clinic. Um, in. Addition to protecting this . Unique place with, as you mentioned, tourism. Economy that benefits.
▶ 0:33:53And, you know, our country that. We will repeal an order like this, block future regulation, any future preservation is, to me, we say like we don't accept happened.
▶ 0:34:17We don't like this fos going to they maybe spent half $1 million in, and never a, uh, from new. Science. Never again will we learn preserve and protect this place.
▶ 0:34:43We say, oh, it turns out, it turns out the pollution was terrible. Let's do something. We way do any terrifying precedent. >> well, I'm a little less concerned, right, than scientists. And when you have a science that. Talks to everyone in the community, including everything, the regulatory.
▶ 0:35:12Input from all of those people, and most importantly, I importai suspect so the regulatory part,s dumping to lobbying. It's a particularly swamping where. All that work of putting together regulation meant.
▶ 0:35:38Looking at the various affected interests swept away without a similar process. We'll block the ability of folke foreseeable. Think it's a poor use of our time. On on the public who's going to would oppu for your testimony, scanlon.
▶ 0:36:09>> Mr. jack, you recognize both, uh, members for testifying before us today? >> Mr. stauber. Um, I'm just curious. Are you the only congr. >> so the people of you're bringing this to the, too solve for them.
▶ 0:36:33So I, best posie this decision, you for bringing it before us. I'm curious. Um, as you. May know, uh, congressional review act, um, us very, um, very much.
▶ 0:36:48Benefited my district and helps, uh, save about that was going to close down a factory in my I can ask you, what would happen if we don't, could you walk us through how you're benefiting it.
▶ 0:37:10>> so our review act, uh, does not have be able to harness, again, the biggest copper nickel deposit, by the way, been minine minnesota.
▶ 0:37:30We know how uh, you t was the tell you that, uh, there's 2200 direct jobs from just one potential mine, uh, at of about $9,000, compared to a seasonal about 21 or 30,000 a want to make sure that that here understand, we
▶ 0:38:02It's better in our backyard note united states of america purchasing any minerals. Slave labor right now.
▶ 0:38:17Across the wor, uh unions and many, many of my friends and nabbed national association building trades operating are sd iron range building construction trade. Uh supported when this mine this moves. Forward.
▶ 0:38:46Uh reference to uh $3 million all union jobs project labor agreements is going and ie get that as an minerals.
▶ 0:39:06We need a domesticalld I will washington in ontario this. Uh there's a gold mine, rainy. River gold mine in ontario, canada. It was permitted. And, um. It took three years an open pit mine in the same watershed. So we can do for century technology. Mr.
▶ 0:39:34Jack, but only lead can lead tod and domestic mining. Mining is safely environmental standards. Demand you've built. A strong coalition in support of this, which is a test legislated.
▶ 0:39:47Curious, uh, man's policy department of intes required to notify public land orders impacting an excess of ao properly transmit plan to congress in january 2023. Uh uh, might you as to why you think that? >> seven I speculate. Uh, why it withdrawn appeal to come.
▶ 0:40:16Um I can is, uh, in the reason I say that is former secretary of. Uh state didn't minerals in there. And it's the biggest copper find in the was politicae , not truth. And factual science in the data.
▶ 0:40:45Well thank you, testimony. >>, madam chairwoman. >> madam chair, to submit recor. Thank you. This >> I will submit it for the honorable. >> thank you. For 2023 from. Thank you. >> thank you chair. >> uh, representative stauber, are essential transportation, energy instead t permitting.
▶ 0:41:14Processes to move forward, the previous away and made it adversaries like china. That are throughout the world. To get those, uh, det undermine our directly. Threatened, good paying union jobs for local school districts. I'm sure, uh, in your district, look, services.
▶ 0:41:43That depend on responsible. Mr. stauber, we have heard claims that the resolution threatens the environment and ignores clarify how h.j. Read brings us balance and accountability. Uh a. A resolution simply.
▶ 0:42:10>> uh, any or helium company that wishes to attract those tow standards they have to the stand that not only do water standards in the state of federally. That's got to follow nepa, the, um, clean water clean clean air act.
▶ 0:42:34There's no backyard. We're resource. >> uh. Very good. Thank you for being here. Thank you. You for your for it here in committee. And also,b . >> passing on, asking .
▶ 0:43:02Efficient because my cost of the same questions. But to state what I missed however, if there's. Um they would minds would be subject to the myriad regulations that exist now is not green light. Good.
▶ 0:43:29Uh wanted you make it abundantly clear and it's my understanding that critical to winning energy development race, including battery storage neede. >> thank you very much. Miss lee fernandez, the wire.
▶ 0:44:02>> of united. Were. Just not sort of hang out on the. >> uh, thank you so much. Uh representative stauber. >> stauber. >> emily randall. I think this might be before rules and so. B, uh, look at this bill.
▶ 0:44:28And my waters. Uh I've spent a year ths and what it would be like to take a family vacation, go thert summer is packed like you cannot get a reservation. Amazing. This place is. And employs thousands of people.
▶ 0:44:57Benefit the wilderness and from the boundary waters and getting in connection with nature that when americans and the world is able to step in. To feel the beauty and the awe resources committee, what it's because they have gone to those kinds of places, experienced the. Awe of so.
▶ 0:45:33Beautiful that you recognize hoe world around you because of those beautiful places as all ge boundary waters in a way that would economy directly. And I know you already addressed it.
▶ 0:46:03Uh, how many jobs of associated with the tourism that comes out of the boundary waters? Um if I may, I'll get to that question. >> can I yeah, yeah. Okay. >> you know, first up,, ledger .
▶ 0:46:26I will tell you that you you've looked at boundary waters, you've seen pictures speaking to somebody that has fished there, canoed. There. Uh, and I but I will tell you that, uh, there you made the comment that there is missed my statement. There's no mining zone at the outside.
▶ 0:46:54>> but the question was because we all know how water flows, right? Water and so if you ha we into the boundary waters, you're going to was, do you know how many jobs, uh, could potentially be impacted.
▶ 0:47:16Mine in the boundary waters, if there was a somany or in the tourism from one proposed mining, the estimate that direct indirect jobs, the mining job.
▶ 0:47:30So 2200 uh representative so he said 2200 potential percent of my uh emily randall do you be lost because of theirs related to tourism? I, I've seen so I don't.
▶ 0:47:51Have the job numbers saying dollar amounts as comparison contributes billion o minnesota's economy and 2 billion from extractive industry share some. Different, um average salary compared to recreation.
▶ 0:48:17>> but I think the recreation a2 billion industries is really illustrative. Yeah I've seen an economic impact analysis, diversity. >> uh, which, madam chair, I can enter, uh, but it tells you what industry jobs in this area have grown. Thousand 600 jobs.
▶ 0:48:45Uh or the harvard university department of economic service environmental assessment on mineral security, national. Without objection. Yeah. So this is stuff some good research. That's a and the. Other thing that strikes me about the mining company. Who who not the. Name and the small things.
▶ 0:49:19>> this. I think you know the answer. It's, uh, it's not an american company. >> it's a chilean. Do you happen to know where that chilean of its copper? Uh mounted? Is that, uh. Copper? What? Smelted smelter so pulled out? Where iss going to get. >> unfortunately, overseas in te united.
▶ 0:49:48But right now it's goinp missing. We're going to fix that. We're it to be somewhere overseas somewhere where it does you. Would. We al. But why not okay. Do you just you just can't bring yourself up in america that is where the foreign mining company is copper. >> so this.
▶ 0:50:22Environmental damage. If they is . Resource of water. It's a resource. That belongs to the american people and where it's going to end up. In china. Cares smelting. She drinks for very.
▶ 0:50:51S quite back again. Harm the cleau . Miss leisure. >> fernandez.
▶ 0:51:10I do not believe there's anyone who wishes to ask the witnesses any question that much. Thanks. I now welcome our .
▶ 0:51:38Second chairman and ranking member, scott, from the workforce
▶ 0:52:20. Thank you. Gentlemen. Um submitted for the record. And we ask you to summarize your steps , chairman wahlberg. Uh welcome your >> thank you, madam chair, ranks good to be in front of you again . Uh, the.
▶ 0:52:45Students rights act addresses us, but signals students don't know what support is available to them. That's problem under title nine, title to reasonable accommodations such as excused appointments, and are given incorrect or income rights. The pregnant students research this.
▶ 0:53:17It requires colleges and universities to clear students e campus and community resources that can help through pregnancy , childbirth, and on hold. How . Education or with their school if they believe against because of pregnancy.
▶ 0:53:46Because have a responsibility to ensure that every feel supported in continuing her education. Our nation's capital this week, I'm proud to champion support pregnant students sponse bill. And, uh, for her leadership on this.
▶ 0:54:10I urge my cy welcome your questions. Thank. You very much, Mr. walberg scotd chair member mcgovern. >> uh, today we're considering . Today we're considering 59. The pregnant students rights act.
▶ 0:54:39This bill provides students with information about community resources as well as their right to a baby to term abortion. While this bill its face may appear, help for from innocuous. The supreme court. Overturned roe v wade and state sanctioned bans on abortion. The complicated.
▶ 0:55:07Web of legal challenges and patients seeking comprehensive refund differ significantly depending on which state. What's worse. Health care for pregnant women.
▶ 0:55:22And as a result of state abortion bans and abortion in 2021, pregnancyh this shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their also published data that the mounting evidence that abortion bans evade the common.
▶ 0:55:53Experience of miscarriage. 30% of pregnancies far more students access to information g information right to receive. Accommodations and protections.r parenting women. Instead of sharing unbiased in this bill requires colleges and universities partial.
▶ 0:56:25Information about students existing. Online, as well as selective information only. Encourage students to term. Furthermore provides no information. For students who, for example, want to.
▶ 0:56:42Of medicas and unnecessary pregnant students already on campus, including managing stress and other mental health, dealing fid insecurity, and academic difficulties, just to name a few. Institutions of education. The only encourages students to carry a pregnancy to term pregnant students.
▶ 0:57:10Are deprived of . To help them make informed as a result, by keeping students in the dark about their rights as r student. And the baby for example, this require to inform a student.
▶ 0:57:34Section, which could help students avoid unplanned their full under existing civil rights laws. For those who experienced a miscarriage and resources. Available which might be necessary for high or vital information about resources, students to student.
▶ 0:57:55If a pregnancy becomes medically indicated, women should have access information so they can make by shielding students from additional resources and. Rights that are available to that available.
▶ 0:58:17Republicans are denying them the ability to choose families more over the bill fell pregnant and parenting students with any right to actually help them such as childcare or.
▶ 0:58:29Addit decides the require the provision of basic but how to sign up for medicaid, snap or wick legislation requires colleges to provide a pregnant student can file a complaint with the department os under title nine., considering t the trump administration meddled
▶ 0:59:02Over health regional. Offices of the office of civil. The agency responsible for enforcing rights under nine, requiring schools with information and resources that are in fact be and may not be enforceable. It's not a serious chair. I oppose the legislation in legs to do the same. >> you're back.
▶ 0:59:30Thank you very much, Mr. scott. Mr. scott quese the chair. >> I don't have any questions I want. I do in walberg the opportunity to answer, make.
▶ 0:59:49Any additional comments that he may have mcgovern, I'm going afternoon. >> I'm sorry. >> um, well, thank, Mr. scott, n statement. >> statement.
▶ 1:00:11We are we title ng it, not altering it students an. Or students that are beginning their parenthood available them under title nine, that is a neutral position
▶ 1:00:41Condition it does. Not prohibit from going beyond what is being carried out. In title nine. So that in many cases been a frustration.
▶ 1:00:58Pregnant students and being discriminated against in not being to have they have,, that gives them the information stay. As a student and class structure can be um, it's as opposed to letting them hang on, drop out of school. Thank you.
▶ 1:01:32>> thank you, Mr. scott. Mr. mcgovern, I really have any questions. >> uh, but I would think it is a contingency. Is the republican agenda, uh, anti-abortion agenda that, um, since, uh, you won control of the house is pushings bill. >> cherry pick, and cherry picks. Um, and.
▶ 1:02:01Yeah, so . I yeah, I don't know, are we dealing with another, uh, you know, I. Think in another panel coming up on this in this hearing,, you know, I had Mr. scott, I think lot of information may not.
▶ 1:02:30>> we know when, uh, the information. Can become dangerous, we know that it's passed in other states. Result in death of women. Uh as they qualify under laws for an abortion. That's medically. And they've been cases where women have done know legislators voted for that legislation created that result.
▶ 1:03:03Um so ation that may be crucial to a woman's life and they can just represent only uh, provides for information for those those medical indication is that abortion may be necessary. >> well, I appreciate, uh, your and again.
▶ 1:03:26I, I'm going to justs that, uh, you know, is deliberately stalled. Uh any action on tax. Credits and millions of people insurance bis or many of them up. This year. Um, you know, grocery prices are through. Snap by $200 billion.
▶ 1:03:55Medicaid $1 trillion in the I mean, when I, I did what people were talking, their utility bills, they were talking about bills. About, yout this I, you know, I mean, the priorities. But I appreciate both of you being here. Thank you.
▶ 1:04:26>> Mr. mcgovern. I think you're recognized. >> thank you. Um, up with the ri have a lot of pushing out some.t students, but I'm also really concerned. Would.
▶ 1:04:50Do absolutely nothing of civil rights of this administran completely firing. Hundreds of , at this point, 5000, uh, look at . Ocr and there are thousand open investigations and.
▶ 1:05:19Depart5 complaints. So just to get more people to file ocr complaints system, um, both with the doj, uh.
▶ 1:05:41Last year by the administration and then that ine then, uh, that it's hard to imae how you filing a complaint. With an agency that's in the process . That's the, uh, incredible. >> yeah.
▶ 1:05:59I spent years working with students, really relied upon ocr, um, for students with being a, a range of department, um, gutted completely. Ineffective. And then is really, uh, thank. You for your testimony. And I yield back. Mr?
▶ 1:06:34>> well, why just being raised to be sources supporting students in positions >> well, yeah, I can speak to that. For we know that 74% of student out of school and content.
▶ 1:06:57Inhibit their successful of a degree in school, are pregnant know that there are numerous. Illustrations who. Have become become pregnant or. Um, not that now. Have a challenge in what their in the classroom.
▶ 1:07:29When I. Indicates that they are deserving students and accommodations must be made some names it. Out for pregnancy issues that could include miscarry include even. Abortion. Um suffered, but it could include that students who are I.
▶ 1:08:01Expectancy of a birth of a child, significant challenges, disruption in. Scheduling needs need nine and the school themselves with making a need very significant. It makes it look.
▶ 1:08:21The students must be informed at least provisions to them as a it must allow for accommodation, allow for miss classes, got classes and. Make up tests if necessary. All of that provides all of the list of mother. Uh.
▶ 1:08:49Services contraceptive. That's available . Um we have seen her doing that . >> thank you very much. The bill reflects. A common sense approach to an he does not. Stuy colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back.
▶ 1:09:18Madam chair l, you're being nice. >> thanks. So. Chairman wahlberm looking at the bill under two. E ? It. Says, uh, you can, uh, talks about how uh, information.
▶ 1:09:53Section two on the rights of and resources, probably looking at it pregnant students to carry baby to term and students may become pregnant. Ro enrolled institution of higher education to carry a if you paid .
▶ 1:10:17Uh the, uh, on line three with me you. Uh, what does it say? A listen that exists. To help a pregnant student. Why don't you baby to m and caring for the. So the haveu just of, Mr.
▶ 1:10:38Langworthy, is you acknowledge that I need to have information include information about miscarriages, abortion. The problem is, is your bill doesn't is intended to provide information for a baby to term.
▶ 1:11:01That's problem with the . Lots of different. Outcomes. And how women and a student need and. It could be around a as the ranking. Member pointed out, what.
▶ 1:11:26And look at any woman so many of us have when that happens. If you're and you might need a little help woy , that. Medical help from a miscarriage require and what would be term medical, not.
▶ 1:11:53This does not provide that. So this g we want people to get it. I was trying of an analogous like you have to know what your options are for cancer. We're only not going to tell you about chemotherapy, about. Immunotherapy. We're just going to limit it best. And the problem with and.
▶ 1:12:21The other bills that were strict is it iso men sitting at the table. No. Uh, once defending a woman's right of access.
▶ 1:12:38And one's not you cannot have politicians putting their thumb and saying we are going to provide about re health care and that's my major problem with it. Uh the other bills like it.
▶ 1:13:02Oh uh, representative, uh, ranking member scott, I'm the there anyt to add regarding point out that, um, there are legislators. For bills in women's deaths and. Then maybe they don't intended. >> maybe they because of some of these bad.
▶ 1:13:33That medical complications and without all the information committed, deaths, who would you limit the information with an abortion. Is. To preserve the.
▶ 1:13:54Or, uh, avoid serious health this is as you that information should be, but not that. >> right. And so you're give me you also creating uh.
▶ 1:14:14Uh thie depriving of full age of reproductive health care resources for that which is them interfere constantly interfering like the party that limited
▶ 1:14:45Government is always about sharing. In the. And this deferring yet again. And then creating for a lot more claims that because they are defunding as my colleagues, uh, the office of civil rights in these claimso accomplish not in moment
▶ 1:15:18When there are so crises affecting states. And this is you know, first it was, now it'g with republican that could could I? >> yes. Could I at least add some information?
▶ 1:15:38Um encouragint prudence and making sure they understand we're not rewriting title and let me quote you from title nine. >> so. We've intended not to change title nine or and what.
▶ 1:16:09It does for women. Just add then research. And title. Discriminating against students and I quote preconditions with. >> it should be be. Uh it.
▶ 1:16:38Uh, if you not sought after, they are they're really uh, and that's what we want to is, is that youa bill we want people to have full information and full information. You wouldn't list the baby to term. It would be full information. Your.
▶ 1:17:06Options, if you are pregnant, carrying the. Baby to term. Uh abortion. Include other options. And you have excluded that it. So that's the problem with this. It you're choosing. >> we. Put title nine.
▶ 1:17:30We're reaffirming title nine for that's not place on college campuses pregnant students. >> biden wolf to make. Sure that there is better information to block that. Uh representative. >> uh, the entitled under to the full information as you have, bill only requires.
▶ 1:17:59Them to provide permission. And so the other information is left behind . But unless they ask for it, they're not going. >> itself. The fact that it stops them in,r all of title. >> uh. All of title nine. Regulation h. >> we're not we're a freshman.
▶ 1:18:29And that option limits a woman's access. To students, access to that may be perspective. >> a friend, she becomes pregnant. >> and with that. >> thank you, Mr. pleasure fernandes smith. You're recognized. Thank much, madam chair. >> I think what this bill really does does have all of the information they have.
▶ 1:18:57The information information because obviously they're, um, during pregnancy and child that there e available to there on the campus and in the community. Tht they understand. Particularly, g taking their education and the help. That they can get and the.
▶ 1:19:34And and, um, I'm not 100 per person. So,, Mr. chair, I'd like to think that you add e opportunity, but finish up because it's critical.
▶ 1:19:49You should about resources, not just about abortion, but about resources to their child, theirn the, fishback, I appreciate. It seems today there is no no lesson about ways to terminate pregnancy. >> declining population.
▶ 1:20:18We are concerned about in this case. Women who are in. They want to do that. They have also have a child that. There has not been full information give to child to term you and you. Can be a student. We'll work with you.
▶ 1:20:46On it. There are other that that's there. Sure that. In this case title nine, which all sources but are often are not being carried out, five undergraduate students raising children while enrolled.
▶ 1:21:06These, um, the s , teachers or pregnant students often receive how to while pregh produces issues that and caused them to take steps that they may if were supported.
▶ 1:21:29Some students school because they receive the proper to students. Rights. Acts protects expectant mothers of their and d help them stay enrolled in college. I think we need to. Als available, and by error or add something without anything else put in, we leave.
▶ 1:21:59Make sure thew what they're getting. I want them to know that it's a the chd we're going to work with them on that. Bill forward and I appreciate who ar, uh, friction understand out to help them through. So thank you very I yield back.
▶ 1:22:27So questionsf this wahlberg, for affirming that it isn't. >> it. And this is. So.
▶ 1:22:43It is t, I think.
▶ 1:22:58So I think that we women who get are facino know this children and much.
▶ 1:23:26I think ask questions. Our. Witness
▶ 1:24:06And now third panel represent, who's impatient with, full ask you summarize and. In 5% of smith I.
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▶ 1:24:38Chairman smith uh for and congresswoman financing that important here to consider today pregnancy vital role in empowering mothers from diapersd , relationship and 2024 the country aided.
▶ 1:25:04Nearly 2 million services and material assist had an estimated value over. $400 annually. Ten families. Tanf funds to support pregnancy. Centers.
▶ 1:25:22State of nebraska nebraska to use tanf funds is at the verk grant.
▶ 1:25:38In 1996, the legislationo increase flexibility the administration rule, which singled pregnancy centers states would use them.
▶ 1:25:55But there is a need and discriminate against pregnancy centers . The house in 2024, which would blocked h.r.
▶ 1:26:17Against pregnancy centers and pregnancy centers ae to support this important legislation. >> thank you, Mr. smith. Mr. chu, your, Mr.
▶ 1:26:34Chair and ranking member mcgovern, mindful that, uh, owens of to health cae rules committee that help womens nothing.
▶ 1:26:54To our affordable or accessible legislation designed to score points in washington, dc over addressing the care crisis across this cou. 945 does away from needy children and families and.
▶ 1:27:27The temporary assistance for needy families, the in order to block the governmens for the in effect, this bill. Exempt states from regulation and oversight . Dollars on the center.
▶ 1:27:50These so-called crisis pregnant teen n to design real sex dress scrubs or white coats, and to misleading who
▶ 1:28:22They are and. Coercive anti-abortion facing faltering m receiving truthful information. About the reproductive health care options.
▶ 1:28:38Republicans true objective of total and a an visited these centers and were using claims having an abortion pregnancies because misdiagnosed and centers these their pregnancies
▶ 1:29:10Stages or pain memory, so were not professionals. Substandard care. These women deliberately. By a fake clinic.
▶ 1:29:34Some videos and was told that having an abortion giving birthe so-called clinic never offered care or follow up support. These centers medical facilities. To see and sequencer staff nation without.
▶ 1:30:05Consequence, collect face little to no accountability, a study in anti-abortion centers across centers I false. Or just. Maternity abortion, reproductive health. Care.
▶ 1:30:33Fewer than half last serie amendment only if they that. Do not harm. Economic futures or.
▶ 1:31:02Committee, making clear that there is coercive propaganda. Pregnant women. Democrats and the ways and means committee would supporting a leave makingr working families or reverse or s largest share of. Children?
▶ 1:31:33Births in this country americane going without health care insur. This crises, an attempt to appease fringe group annual s to support and families today, and we can. Um. Mr.
▶ 1:32:01Scott, your recognition. >> Mr. smith, respond to any of. >> yes. In. The interest of time, I'll.
▶ 1:32:26The pregnancy have s it's illegal. To out a license laws across this clear about tht if they not to my knowledge either clear standards. >> it's.
▶ 1:32:54Competence that an ethical code. And to experience in in dialogs. They're very careful to uh as be that they we what is the and refer out to, tl
▶ 1:33:31Facilities care. And, um, I'm ae dedicated lives of those a trems
▶ 1:34:06Credit. And I, I want to thank the author. Thinks efforts both sides of the on children in need purposes that f dollars in helping women shoulde
▶ 1:34:36Enough I you >> thank you, madam chair. >> um, uh, congresswoman eshoo mentioned a number of, um, offered in committee and.
▶ 1:34:52I've heard you, um, over the years talk fraud, waste and abuse when it comes to spent on health care programs, stand things here.
▶ 1:35:09>> so during your committee's march, uncon offered by women in combating fraud abuses for women who medical to the committee for considering that a crisis pregnancy center can no a statel board has misleading or effective medical
▶ 1:35:42Offering pregnancy of a woman ee I mean, that plain text of the and means meat just seems pretty I was, uh, sin general. >> language all areas.
▶ 1:36:10I mean, I think what is what is the objection ms found deceptive medical association to put receive tainted funds. We want funds going. Has been overly and this nature.
▶ 1:36:46I'm. Not the language actually strengthen all intent undermine the bill. >> let me let me just share any district I opening remarks. Uh with one of these unregulated centers. Um, this is I that she had a viable pregnancy . Both feel.
▶ 1:37:11With an ectopic pregnancy. That's to gen emergency surgery that now uh cr could have gotten the again, I u think that be mis
▶ 1:37:43Diagnosing pregnant. Women should not receive this amendment. Is just about the pregnancy center women's, um, ri demonstrated that, uh, providing information or a woman receivinf five.
▶ 1:38:06Well the point being debad necessarily biden administration that kept lee pregnancy from using tanner regardless says, okay, you can fund these, provide funding, but, well, there are already remedies for this.
▶ 1:38:28What they should do is is that a goog to be a little bit different str determines that, you know. This this one particular center. >> I think deceptive information, uh, and information that can abide by the law. >> yeah.
▶ 1:38:54I mean, I mean, again, I why, um, why this that was such a. >> um, other than the fact, again, that this is more of a kind of a, you know, a messagino get this right. But topic here,e this opportunity.
▶ 1:39:13You chairman e subcommittee and just presidentp announced on true social that he would putting in place 10% tariffs on france, united kingde netherlands, and finish your ine explicit goal of coercing our allies into. Letting the us annex region by the be part of e united states.
▶ 1:39:42And one is pushi, uh, this, uh, takeover and according to text that Mr. over the weekend I mean this is unbelievable but republican these tariffs are unnecessary, a profound mistake. Mistake that e tariffs are, quote, bad for americans allies. And it's.
▶ 1:40:09Great other adversaries who want to see nats must I'm carol congressman smith use of and extort our nato allies with tariffs is how an american president should treat this discussion, but I'll, uh, I can chairman of the ways all right.n
▶ 1:40:45For saying I'm not a fan of president is, uh, to tariffs. Uh as he has discussedf opposition to the tariffs during a win. He did not little actually, nothing done to reverse those tariffs.
▶ 1:41:04The made some progress on getting would h uh, but I think I hope we can look for ways in a bi part for ways field on, on international trade. >> what tariffs?
▶ 1:41:27Um, if it came up for an up or down vote, I, I was language before I make any kind of, overall we should prefer tos because the senate has sent a jo terminate republican majority has to turn off.
▶ 1:41:53Teachers for separate time. Down votes on these tariffs. And the last time there are several republicans were so incensed, and that theya deal in the republican conference to address the tariff issue. And republican members that the tariff policy. Um, but it's a. While ago now.
▶ 1:42:22And, you know about the working group . I mean, can you just update this committee on group has been up to, uh, specifically, like, who's on the a number of members interested in policy. Moving forward and how we can effectively in ways that.
▶ 1:42:57Presidential. >> but and it's been four months. I mean, who are part oft group. >> um, I don't think it's irrelevant met as a working group. Uh, I, I keep track of the discussions with colleagues, but we've, I think we've having a conversation about how mean, its since the promise to make people under working group, and I can't get an trade
▶ 1:43:29Discussions. >> uh, committee, as you know, that that's an among members. Uo public working group would be a discussion we, you know missing.
▶ 1:43:54>> have it to get people here ws later.
▶ 1:44:12No meetings active members aboup the issue of trade and ways ands promised. That's all I'm that that's fair it at that. Yeah.
▶ 1:44:29No I just I just want to, you knoww many have you met that answer io just. And we.
▶ 1:44:42Have, you know, uh, I mean, in a democrat to we will require close way this coon option that I assume, right? I do. Can you credibly sit here and tell on these tariffs trade policy?
▶ 1:45:13>> as I mentioned before, uh, using and I think he coordinating uh, I dt coordinated, but certainly what is happening. And there's a lotk contrast to the previous administration. Yeah. I mean ni? >> I mean, I'm kind of quiet, and I'll just close with this. Madam chair,.
▶ 1:45:43Some of you guys e crazy destroying alliances? I mean are paying for this. Um, I with con.
▶ 1:46:07Many of on the actually stand up and. Take a stance on these tariffs and push back. And you see threatening right now. I mean and I you this. We can't afford I thank the chair lady for her. Uh thank you, Mr. mcgovern. Ask.
▶ 1:46:43>> and it's a. Um, it's part of general of jefferson's and parliamentary bs frustrated about these related to tariffs, but I with, uh, my colleague, uh, any.
▶ 1:47:10Discussion related to pregnancy answer is o . That that and then the broad d I language of the amendment.
▶ 1:47:25But I was said, you know, if there was any indication, there's and isn't if services because pregnancy is something that can be, uh, dangerous. Uh, could.
▶ 1:47:45Well a prs the nature of that would that would to all health care providers or who provide any information really very easily, a fairly quickly 6f providers.
▶ 1:48:15Fairly accurate or that number, it'd be a because f medical people have to make things I'm not sure that is tru. >> and that's why yeah. And thit under undue administration.
▶ 1:48:37>> it took the crisis advice, ge information that just says they're not. If a state to authorize them to this federal program, they can. >> isn't that the way do that?
▶ 1:48:55T complete the process was to deny quincy centers the use of tanf dollars, despite what the state, despite the fact that the federal government in was not an effort bad examples .
▶ 1:49:26But the fact of the matter I tht are rules in.
▶ 1:49:42Across the political political m can usually and how I'm just, I'm I begin at line one in general part shall be construed to prohibit us from made under six pregnancy what's me is to be
▶ 1:50:13Some kind of magic elixir. Is the state the right to pull it e process from the get go, don't they already have control of each state can >> and I and I think looking. In the markup were.. I mean, these were the gentleman you Mr. griffith.
▶ 1:50:46Voice. This. Yield to I. Think, jefferson or horrified by the se affairs. Brought it up. Um, to be honest with you, is because opportunity.
▶ 1:51:07I mean, the stuff the scheme of things, is trivial compared to what people want whk to. Can still are feeling the impact tariffs. You saw the stock this is serious stuff. And this control.
▶ 1:51:33And there's nobody who wants to and reel them in. I mean if this. League relative saying right now I carm I mean not. Only you all circling the wagons around him sent us on a bipartisan basis, resolutions. To terminate these tariffs.
▶ 1:52:01And in this majority have continued to turn off four separate times that would allow up or down votes. But vote for I think there were there were a lot of republicans. I think there were game of, oh, we can't vote and you're cuttina vote.
▶ 1:52:26And I asked apparently was promised to republicans at we le today is that such work by the on the working group, there's no working group.
▶ 1:52:40I mean, it was just another release brought itm going to continue serious legislation to the knowf we're talking about here today,s country, give me a break. This is the stuff.
▶ 1:52:59I mean health care premiums and cs what we're about the unhinged, uh. Of some of the of some of this the gentlelady I yield back. >> thank you.
▶ 1:53:30Called the supporting women. Ano with the use to, um to women in poverty. It rings a little hollow.
▶ 1:53:47Is bringing up this bill in the wake of the ugly bill that cut for pregnant and parenting in poverty to medn we have, the medical care is medicaid and cuts to snap. And then.
▶ 1:54:17To, you know, this is all abouts disingenuous. The profane. >> um, it's not an isolated concern. >> we're not talking about one bad actor there has use we haved said I would just ask unanimous consent.
▶ 1:54:47Um, a deceive study ofe crescent. Industry in nine states. The nine states that was in um was pennsa , where I am entity and audits that were of a determination was made that if dollars steered to these places
▶ 1:55:18Because off, um, to promote abortion agenda and it was, support for pregnant and families as intended but in fact, there were millions in pennsylvania coming from federal through pennsylvania sent to even used for fitness are some concet
▶ 1:55:51Use among this network players e anything that that you I want tr . This bill, these tanf providet the crisis that do this.
▶ 1:56:18For these crisis pregnancy. So any entity that uses tanf dollars ago accountability, some reporting. But what this be no dollars center.
▶ 1:56:56Crisis pregnancy. And there will be no stop those. Funds from going. That's. It's the problemy being and agency refused upon .
▶ 1:57:22A statewide audit that is about the accountability piece making sure to address it's pary children, that the them it isn't diverted to some public which multiple studies have and are misrepresenting what they're doing, um yield
▶ 1:57:55Back it can mary scanlon be recognized. >> thank you very much, madam chair. Mr. smith, can you 945 preserves this our states that pregnant parenting women can support in their communities. Well, the bill are from and eli.
▶ 1:58:30>> and I way of. And I think it would be easy to and ty to help them. Uh, I'm so over the years, in terms and so to narrow the scope, uh, and.
▶ 1:58:57To actually upholding the intent is what this in my opinion as well. >> thank you. This supports fams in need and ensures assistance women and uh where it can make a real so that fernandes, you're recognized.
▶ 1:59:26>> thank you at the legislation and affects me. That the chair of, uh, really didn't as much, but thats used. This is intended against .
▶ 1:59:58So chu that's was actually offering services receive fundss that correct? Can explain the difference between be used r purpose, to. Strengthen familiet preventing, oversight.
▶ 2:00:27>> so for any entity that's we want to make sure that they are going families and states actually have ability direct fur child care. Want . To help.
▶ 2:00:54And we these crisis s are. Actually harmed. They routine legitimate actual no mef of them which, concern.
▶ 2:01:22Their use do a e they truly awful are doing them meaning and no matter. And then.
▶ 2:01:47Two thirds of these medical misinformation, which health status or. Forego treatment. And it's using. Ten of funds, but at least through the process, as it stands now, there is. But if.
▶ 2:02:10Tn it says not those ten nuns fromg to isis pregnancy, sin dies.
▶ 2:02:27>> so to repeat right now, a ant the state and ten of funds requirement that that, prt bod.
▶ 2:02:50Real one in today's heard that . Amendment. Sure that had the s talking fact, we know.
▶ 2:03:14That has pardoned engaged, who were engaged, engaged in medicare, who engage. So this president he burdensome, he himy always to part and then that's a part.
▶ 2:03:43Is the department of health and human. They were freezing all ten of funding. About and provide no proof. The administration that uses that word stop.
▶ 2:04:14A president. And we americans, whether you're democrat, warren and republicany enforcement that is a problematic issue when they to curtail fraud, they refuse ad
▶ 2:04:48Think it's about I looked it upe 18 central medical advice. Russe anything else you'd. To? >> this presentation.
▶ 2:05:11To these t they're going to get to them.
▶ 2:05:25Is the woman like the massachusetts woman who thought that help getr pregnancy diagnosis up. Topic cd she would have. And in pennsylvania, there was a pregnant she certified clinic.
▶ 2:05:55E of these thinks miscarried and e was time went on. She continued experience so she later licenset was still had given the wrong greatly increased of having cons in kentucky, a postpartum
▶ 2:06:27Neuroscience was motivated crisy center. Her training clinic was using spire dis evidence to sanitize ultrasound, not of dist that was using, uh, was, uh, human population causes 90% cer.
▶ 2:06:52So and filed a whistleblower complaints with the state lights. The lack centers are medical ethics representative two.
▶ 2:07:09And I think that is a impos the democrats here are to care about that as as evidenced wrote this bill, how they voted the amendment. Uh regarding that, mm chair. Thank, thank you.
▶ 2:07:30And laura, uh, can I, uh, and, uh, I do take it up. >> it is our constitutional duty. But uh, maybe. We'll, uh, maybe I'll find him on the fern. Miss fischbach, you're recognized. >> thank you, madam chair.
▶ 2:07:57I want to for bringing this forward and representing such a great job on that. I appreciate that. And, um, I have some want will get to it, but pregnancy resource centers are a place such an important role in families and, and children. Um all kinds of things, parenting and essential.
▶ 2:08:29First, like clothes. And they are there from and raising the a parent as as they do so much in I invitation. Believe it that the people these pregnancy care centers that have ever been to one if you've walked through the doors, you see the loving care to help womr
▶ 2:09:05Families and, and their the father talked a little about and I thae did it and he talked about it it how, yes, he when he and his wie first married and he have a lotf money, but she was pregnant. He did to, out what was going on. And somebody day care center. And he did.
▶ 2:09:33And they what was going on and they he talked about means d of love and and how wonderful iy told the story. And you can share if I'm telling the story wrong. Asked um, how much it said it's free. >> we do this.
▶ 2:10:01>> and um, and on and having this um, and I believe she said she's 70. Uh, his. Daughter is 17 now. And I remember. I just that those critical of a pregnancy center would to go through the door and to see what it's really the tanf dollar, these.
▶ 2:10:29These, these. Exactly what they are reduce ded encourage responsible. And that's what they help many of things.
▶ 2:10:49Uh, like I said, the ss uh, the vance that we are reallg on and, and I will tell stop a e law. I think, congressman, uh, smith medicine, medicine without a license.
▶ 2:11:18That doesn't againsto they to for whatever other kinds of things that draw, um, or make it sound. Still havo follow the law.
▶ 2:11:34We have to meete dollar requirements will have ts simply occurring with families.
▶ 2:11:50You know what else pregnancy care centers also be does so they the nations. They are gathering more and do more families and more. For the women. So they're making sure that they have the , um, until.
▶ 2:12:18The entire process ps family, bill, because that. Usig these tanf dollars children in s way, because.
▶ 2:12:36Is a supportive and loving what, chin their families when we were long ago and it way .
▶ 2:13:05Became literally part of the family and the pregnancy center, helping this family until kids graduated high school. And they were there for them. And they they were there o help and support the family. And I think make sure that families have this bill is a are still able to part partner with those.
▶ 2:13:33I thins mentioned you know, and that weo encourage to make.
▶ 2:13:58That not only have a child birth, but also making sure that they of ts they're bringing those children up. Um to, um, sponsor this bill. And I think such a great job even if we digress.
▶ 2:14:19And, that because he ya great thank you, uh, to have this bill go..t ask. Do you have any questions? Um.
▶ 2:14:42Thank you to the, uh, state programs by temporarye designed americans by supporting work, education, and . >> reducing long term congress .
▶ 2:15:09>> so that it can tailor of ther piece. >> that's. Uh . Americans rise out of poor ace country is ability given off ta.
▶ 2:15:41Secure child care and build. Yen admin services rule that would cut centers even wite state access to reproductive.
▶ 2:15:55So let's dollars can off funding a, health care often serve low income to tanf,t
▶ 2:16:29Services. Importantly they often give. To abortion and provide. To women and babies hard for meo understand why the biden admin e types of prevent these resources. From reaching mothers and families who my question.
▶ 2:17:06Expanding the state of. Dollars for programs like resource centers, support among families towards rather than further. >> well, I think it's clear that that forth by tanf back in uh, s you they have basically.
▶ 2:17:32For tanf and I think it's pretty easy the way, I don't know of a single one clinic. Uh, yet they still have to abide exists in various states. I, uh, of licensed is.
▶ 2:17:55That standaf to address and that's reducing poverty personally, I think higher body to address tanf future to, to uh make the most to leave the system some os
▶ 2:18:29Than very little concern from some incidentally and interestingly enough, but the fact of them is talking about getting enough dollars to the a reasonable person that out, notp the people. Most chairman.
▶ 2:18:53Smith, is there anything else you'd like to just want to say that, uh, the pregnancy registry open about what they do. It's not a . Uh, it is. You take clients on a voluntary basis? No. Uh. Uh, and my terms of my interaction come to appreciate it in wisdom.
▶ 2:19:22These on what. They believe their role can and should be to, especially as medicine and health care and, um, seeing a qualified person talk about, uh , a, uh, sonogram and. Things like that that take place who we information.
▶ 2:19:48This about supplying we should celebrate that, demonize it I he pregnancy in my state. I do think they, uh, may not want seed, uh, through the uh, the opportunity
▶ 2:20:20. >> thank you, Mr. jim. Do you have any questions or comments. >> it just briefly, I think this is author of it sitting on the panel next, but I just. Wanted to, uh, for the rest of d coalition of support for, uh, legislation supported and, uh, and so who advocate for, uh, well, when you look at application of meane
▶ 2:20:53Numbers kind of speak for themselves terms. >> and I think it's a very in all reasonable need and folks. But that tanf sets out to bring people out of poverty. Uh on.
▶ 2:21:21Small time and so this whole donations very impressed. Dear testimony from a resource center.
▶ 2:21:36And we should,, uh, the needs that that we are s addressing prevent another.
▶ 2:22:01And what the previous administration and categorically prohibit at tanf but bill was e, uh susan b anthony f for america, concerned women for america. Uh, the, to amend the chain that previously place uh again agree to help folks without restrictions.
▶ 2:22:31Especially unnecessary restrictions. It. >> thank you very much, madam chair, I yield back. >> thank you very much. Um I might have a the, um, a. Couple of things they to associate myself. Fischbach has made with all the particularly what Mr.
▶ 2:23:01Fischbach has said and what Mr. scott this being an. On clinics. People who are um medics. But I agree with you. They're called.
▶ 2:23:25Pregnant or care center and names from crisis pregnancies ce there to want to a with wants.
▶ 2:23:50Up more serious not thans you
▶ 2:24:26Said. >> know, talk a lot about these who are poor helping families who. Else, I can't can't the connection between do families e struggling hypers. And by. Food.
▶ 2:24:54And if you guess more money to buy food and. If you have those for your children, people encouraging you and. Encouraging your partner, whether you're just still undere antagonism our colleagues come in here and talk about.
▶ 2:25:30Volunteers and there's a lot of . Money to the out of the goodness of the people in these centers. To say that you break your sound even if a woman dies, want somebody me a woman who's done.
▶ 2:25:56But as result, one of these centers, ms fischbach. Requirement thank yom chair. >> that.
▶ 2:26:16But there are degree a variety of, um also order alread like I said, so don't just go in and pick up.
▶ 2:26:46We all the. Growing pregnancy io lead to a.
▶ 2:27:07Those are the that time maybe ministers where there monitoring. Of being used.
▶ 2:27:26I'm o rather the accountability. For these. And again, the daycare.
▶ 2:27:50Centers that I have deal about making have adequate food, adequate, adequate money, most r
▶ 2:28:22Fund attacked in the way that re appropriate in e back not come away..
▶ 2:28:58And witnesses on this legislation, I will our witnesses. Mister davis, miss moore
▶ 2:29:41Yeah. First, so I'm. Oh, we're happy o written comments for the rec to keep your to five. >> well, thank you, man.
▶ 2:30:06I also want to thank all of my colleagues of my from ways and state of law across the didn
▶ 2:30:41Parents can operate for further revenge against democrats. The trump administration has illegally billions of..
▶ 2:30:55Undermining child care, weakening child protective and health and financial for dismane department of health and human services authority.
▶ 2:31:33These. Government social and th. Identifying none uncontained. The followed none of.
▶ 2:31:58Not documented or even. Provided specific of. E issues of federal funds. We strongly.
▶ 2:32:18Addressing the cracks were very disappointed that human services withdrew the demand. Mississippi pay. Back misused staff that are execution. Republicans refused to address and illegal.
▶ 2:32:43The desr child our funding tribes and laws.
▶ 2:33:07The administration that not penalizt is actions children and
▶ 2:33:38Across. The in illinois alone. Individuals, several. Hundred non profit. And when families cannot afford child parents cannot work and loss of so cannot be.
▶ 2:34:08Enrolled child care whether. We make the lives of children not better also increases risk for child research shows that. Hardship increase of. Child maltreatment to families, the elderly, persons have done profits and business. To my.
▶ 2:34:35Hed humanity and are prevented. To pay the brunt. And quickly an the. Law.
▶ 2:35:02Hhs to call for additional. States that are wrong, cannot future bl not prevent the . Families and vulnerable individuals. What happened. Without the courts? Temporary.
▶ 2:35:30So I strongly support the current law. My states, partial compensation ane .
▶ 2:35:46Hhs tanf child entitlement specie fs to pay out due to a state within. By requiring the agency to make a monthly payment of the . Amount due accountable for harm families, .
▶ 2:36:22But chairman , and hope my amendment order davis. Miss moore, you're nice. Thank you, madam chair of the committee amendment that to pay for secur. >> at childcare. Centers. Uh.
▶ 2:36:57Mrs. hawkins, so eloquently that of the four core, uh, intents and, that child care so that women can workforce core. Functions of tanf their, h force.
▶ 2:37:22This is straight forward amendment for r uh, is that tanf has always, uhe a. Part of the package of the scandal around in minnesota.
▶ 2:37:49We have seen show up at centers. Uh, washington state and maine bombg employees with questions about the. Legitimacy demanding childn inside.
▶ 2:38:18I want just remind you that these are, uh, law enft coming the justice department, they're not . And not people from the department. They are influencers in harass authorityf a center.
▶ 2:38:41Uh, records or not to have access to people's they're concerned about blood. Uh, they're using it, uh, over. To harass child care workers in the chair.
▶ 2:38:59The upon which they I don't have to, uh, I guess you was ces that for women not to be able to access people on tanf have children. Uh that they it's to e promoting job childcare. So we just want that these can be.
▶ 2:39:29Used for a, , uh, funding, which is the progre um shoehorning that it's not part f the core response.
▶ 2:39:56What is the purpose of tanf? Where is childcare? Is there, um. The people on this panel to critics of the funding to the, you know, no one is criticizing providing diapers, some sole or classes to parents.
▶ 2:40:26Uh certainly worthy saint jude's marks and to give them money because it's not the purpose of tanf that prd I'll tell you why, madam chair. There are two bills in.
▶ 2:40:48633 agor we these provisions even more. . 1996 we..
▶ 2:41:07$18.5 million for tanf and that has now 20 years money, you know, another how worthy ito people. It is purpose of ten of ten replace, um, uh, forg mothers go to work a child.
▶ 2:41:41Care. They need training. And motion in prayerfully that this flexibility this, um, our champion flexibility.
▶ 2:42:05To fund, um daughter. I've seen it seen it build infrastructure. Treatments.
▶ 2:42:21We're supposed to bt permission and after single extra penny in funding, we.
▶ 2:42:37Could I do think that these to my, uh, you know in sync my h can you're there matters. Um um. Mr. scott, do you have any questions?
▶ 2:43:07>> Mr. thank you for your support, your amendments. Um knt of what we did. >> this week are messaging that I fear that we're going to see o debate ideas on the house floors worth, you have my support mcgon . Mr. griffith, I thank you.
▶ 2:43:34I o thank accountability in how $10 are spent. We families so much in and making e families rather so critically important. >> Mr. jack, thank you.
▶ 2:44:07>> this pleasure for thank you r both for presenting this. And wy interesting point. You made. If in part these they it because te already spent could have a breaks to billions, right.
▶ 2:44:33Then they made choices to give tax rather than, programs like this, but for pointing out how horrible to have. Uh, child care centers, cr siege, right going to shut yourr to influencers with, uh, like lt your.
▶ 2:45:02And for that to the chaos that we have in is reprehensible. So. Thank you for bringing for asking that question. And I would just say, uh, those not had questions since into the ch, um to just start providing the cost.
▶ 2:45:30E mission so for those of you who have any questions, if a child.
▶ 2:45:50Hired security officer is they admit a be no, uh, objection from. Anyone about the expenditures of those funds. I yield back. >> thank you. Mr. Mr. fischbachr question.
▶ 2:46:17Well just want to say, I think that. I think there's for program, free of charge in econt diverting
▶ 2:46:49Children. And they're support le counselors connections to help,h provide. Over 452 million and er support and education. Cereal. Goods, 8 in 10 low or low cost medical services.
▶ 2:47:18I see wishing bill to find h2 h.r.. This closes the very much. >> thank you.
▶ 2:47:42Motion from the gentleman from georgia. Mr. scott. Madam chair, I moved 6945. >> the supporting pregnant and parent waives all points of order.
▶ 2:48:10Consideration of the nature of substitute of the text of shalls provided in the bill as amended, provides one hour dividing controlled by the chair, and ranking minorities respective de rule provides one motion we can provide for consideration of hrc, the pregnant.
▶ 2:48:39Students rights act, under a closed point of order against consideration of the bill. The nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on education bill shall be adopted, and the bill is read through, waives all.
▶ 2:48:57Rule provides one hr of gene and ranking minority member of the committee on education are their respective designees. The rule provides one.. A raise chapter of the rule submitted by the bureau of land management relating.
▶ 2:49:22To 7917 throw a federal and saint louis counties under a waives as of against resolution. The rule provides that the just read. Points of order against provision in the joint. Rule. Provides one hour of and ranking minority member of the committee on natural resources is.
▶ 2:49:50Finally, y discussion or amendment to the room? >> yes.
▶ 2:50:09So again, just what we had three bills that we and um,I have an amendment committee, man order. Number one 6945 offered by tanf funds if a state they have provided misleading or health o.
▶ 2:50:45Women. I mean, this one should be a no brainer continue unless center has who want taxpr dollars going to cams yes, vote. >> is there any further on. The amendment on the amendment.
▶ 2:51:13All those I okayd chair the news have it the amendment is not agreed to roll call. We'll call the Mr. fischbach. No Mr. Mr. roy Mr. roy Mr. scott Mr. griffith. No Mr. jack. No. Mr. jack. Mr.
▶ 2:51:45Mcgovern I miss gowan, miss. Leger fernandez, miss ledger fernandes I. >> clerk will report note that e discussion on the amendment moto here the motion from the and from by say,
▶ 2:52:22Say no. No, in this habit, the motion is agreed to. It's been . >> yes. Mr. roy right. Mr. roy, I, I langworthy. Mr. lane were the I Mr. scott jack I Mr. james. Miss scanlon mary scanlon. Fernandes. No.
▶ 2:52:45Mam chair I madam chair report the totals it to report accordingly. The gentleman from jordan will for the majority. >> I'll be with the democrats, r democrats. Without objection, the committee. What would it be?
▶ 2:53:22>> nice. Yeah.