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Will now come to order. Good morning to everyone. The purpose of this hearing is to examine how state policies like those in missouri are impacting residents access to comprehensive Reproductive Health care services, including abortion. Without objections the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. For audience purposes, we welcome you and respect your interest in being here. In turn, we request and we ask you to respect the proceedings as we go forward in todays hearings. With that, i will recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. I would like to begin by acknowledging that this is the First Full Committee Hearing we have held since our friend, our colleague, and our beloved chairman Elijah Cummings passed away. Chairman cummings spent his entire life fighting for justice and equality for everyone. He was a fierce champion for womens access to health care. Across the country, extreme forces and State Governments are taking draconian steps to violate
The committee will now come to order. Good morning to everyone. The purpose of this hearing is to examine how state policies like those in missouri are impacting residentsaccess to comprehensive Reproductive Health care services, including abortion. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. For audience purposes, we welcome you and respect your interest in being here. In turn, we request and we ask you to respect the proceedings as we go forward in todays hearings. With that, i will now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. I would like to begin by acknowledging that this is the First Full Committee Hearing we have held since our friend, our colleague and our beloved chairman Elijah Cummings passed away. Chairman cummings spent his entire life fighting for justice and equality for everyone. And he was a fierce champion for womens access to health care. Across the country extreme forces in some State Governments are taking drac
Rep. Maloney the committee will now come to order. Good morning to everyone. The purpose of this hearing is to examine how state policies like those in missouri are impacting residents access to comprehensive Reproductive Health care services, including abortion. Without objections the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. For audience purposes, we welcome you and respect your interest in being here. In turn, we request and we ask you to respect the proceedings as we go forward in todays hearings. With that, i will recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. I would like to begin by acknowledging that this is the First Full Committee Hearing we have held since our friend, our colleague, and our beloved chairman Elijah Cummings passed away. Chairman cummings spent his entire life fighting for justice and equality for everyone. He was a fierce champion for womens access to health care. Across the country, extreme forces i and State Governments e taking
The committee will now come to order. Good morning to everyone. The purpose of this hearing is to examine how state policies like those in missouri are impacting residentsaccess to comprehensive Reproductive Health care services, including abortion. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. For audience purposes, we welcome you and respect your interest in being here. In turn, we request and we ask you to respect the proceedings as we go forward in todays hearings. With that, i will now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. I would like to begin by acknowledging that this is the First Full Committee Hearing we have held since our friend, our colleague and our beloved chairman Elijah Cummings passed away. Chairman cummings spent his entire life fighting for justice and equality for everyone. And he was a fierce champion for womens access to health care. Across the country extreme forces in some State Governments are taking drac