In the wake of the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shootings, Democratic members of Congress including Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Jackie Speier (D-CA), called upon Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to disband what they term a partisan committee formed to investigate Planned Parenthood.
The joint statement condemned the attack on the Planned Parenthood clinic that killed three and expressed the representatives' condolences to the victims' families. The representatives condemned the violence toward women's health centers that perform abortions. They reminded Speaker Ryan that it is unacceptable for women to be afraid to go to the doctor.
“Three Congressional committees have already investigated Planned Parenthood based on videos manufactured by an ideological organization that opposes safe and legal abortion services, and Republican Chairman Jason Chaffetz has admitted that there is no evidence that Planned Parenthood has broken any laws," the representatives said. "Rather than spending millions more taxpayer dollars on another special Benghazi-like committee to reinvestigate inflammatory and baseless allegations, Congress should turn its attention to ensuring that women get the vital and legal health care services that they need. We call on Speaker Ryan to disband the 'Select Panel to Attack Women’s Health.' ”
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