Rather let 28 men set the agenda for this entire house than seek out bipartisan support needed to Fund Education programs, health care , veterans programs and services for our seniors. Thats what we should be doing. Madam speaker, these bills defund access to health care that has nothing, absolutely. Othing to do with abortion and, madam speaker, we are talking about the 350,000 abortions that planned parenthood prevents every year by providing contraception and health care and education. I understand, i understand that my colleagues dont recognize the reproductive rights of women. I understand thats their view. I, madam speaker, recognize those women have those rights and i urge my colleagues to reject these bills. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from california reserves. The gentleman from virginia is recognized. Mr. Goodlatte madam speaker, at this time its my pleasure to yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. Babin. The speaker pro tempore the gentl
98. 5 . There is reason to review how they use taxpayer funding, and we are justified in withholding taxpayer funds until we finish that. Now, our colleagues have chosen to say we are radical, dumb, shameful, disrespectful, foolish, extremist, deniers, deprivers, meanspirited and beating up on women. Think about that. L because we stand for life, for liberty. We stand for life rights, a first right and these are the names. These are the names you attach to people who defend those rights. You know, saturday i went to a baby shower and an excited grandmother said, meet my granddaughter. It was an ultrasound, a 3d ultrasound. Her name is jessica. That is a baby with a life. And planned parenthood is aborting 300,000 of those lives each year. It is time for taxpayer money to be withheld. I support the bill. I yield back the balance of our time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. All time for debate has expired. Pursuant to House Resolution 421, the previous question
For more than 30 years, gay and bisexual men were not allowed to donate blood. But yesterday, that all changed. The fda lifted its lifetime ban allowing men who have sex with men to give blood. Though there are still some restrictions on this new rule. Cbs 2 News Reporter dora miller shows us how the new plan will work, dora . The 12month rule still applies meaning, if youve the past year, youll have to wait to give blood. And because this change is still new, itll take some time to fully it. All blood cells matter. Thats the new ruling after the food and Drug Administration lifted a lifetime ban on gay men donating blood. Blood. They have missed so many blood donations by people who would have liked to have done so. Gay and bisexual men are now under the same category as anyone else who engages in risky behavior. If a man has sex with a man, to donate. Donate. Its a little hard to understand why the fda took so long when the blood banks that are out there, actually doing the work and
In the northwest, violent storms have sent trees into houses and on to cars. Heavy snow has been falling in the mountains. Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are forecast from the deep south to the ohio valley as east heat up to springlike weather for christmas. We have a team of correspondents covering this, beginning with john blackstone. Repepter harsh weather in the west has left communities buried in snow, soaked by heavy rain, and battered by powerful wind. In portland, oregon today, crews were cleaningg up trees blown over in the storm. I heard a loud boom but didnt really know what it was. And then the whole house, it was like it was on a little bounced. Everything went flying. Reporter the power was still out today for thousands in the portland area. Kuas. He power lines were turning green, blue, owner, and everything was shaking. It was pretty crazy. Reporter at snoqualmie in deep and heavy snow stopped traffic. A search for a missing backccntry skier resumed today after bein
Government will plans setting up Health Care Exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care act. Republican governors who have been dragging their feet can no longer treat the reform law like a boogeyman that will disappear if they wish hard enough. Because, if i may borrow a phrase from method man, when the American People elected president obama, they let you know its real. Yes, its really real son. Even the president s political nemesis, john boehner, knows that to be true. You had said next year that you would repeal the health care vote. That still your mission . I think the election changes that. Its pretty clear that the president was reelected, obama care is the law of the land. Now, of course, boehner promptly walked those comments back later that day. That doesnt make what he said any less of a fact. Central to the implementation of that law is the creation of Health Care Exchanges. Now, let me explain. These aca exchanges are online marketplaces. In short, websites. The idea is t