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Phil Roe |
Many
of my colleagues are putting their names forward for leadership posts.
Right now, I’m in the process of meeting with each leadership candidate
who has asked for my vote. I will only support a candidate committed to
promoting and acting on a positive conservative agenda for House
Republicans. We’ve got a lot of work to do within the House Republican
Conference, and I’m excited to move forward and continue to get things
done for the American people.
As
you may know, on Wednesday the House passed a Continuing Resolution
that would fund the government through December 11. I voted against this
legislation because I believe more needs to be done to investigate
Planned Parenthood’s alleged practice of selling the body parts of
aborted children. These acts are abhorrent and must be stopped. The
House has passed several bills to help address this issue. First, we are
in the process of establishing a special investigative committee that
will be tasked with determining the extent to which Planned Parenthood
violated the law. This week, we passed H.R. 3495, the Women’s Public
Health and Safety Act, which give states the authority to withhold
Medicaid funding from providers who offer abortion services, a move that
has recently been blocked by the Center for Medicaid and Medicaid
Services. As I’ve previously mentioned,
the House has also acted to defund Planned Parenthood for one year and
to further protect newborn babies who survive abortions.
Democrats
have called the push for answers an attack on women’s access to health
care, and I take great offense to that talking point. As an OB-GYN who
spent my entire career caring for women, I believe we should move the
funds from Planned Parenthood to other community health centers while
Congress completes a thorough investigation into Planned Parenthood’s
practices. The allegations against Planned Parenthood – an organization
that receives around $500 million in government funding each year – are
deeply troubling. It is absolutely shameful that House and Senate
Democrats refuse to provide transparency for taxpayers and conduct a
fair and thoughtful investigation into these horrific claims.
Over
the next two months, we must work in a bipartisan and bicameral way to
find an acceptable path forward to address the issues with Planned
Parenthood. I’ve heard from many constituents who wished to share their
concerns about Planned Parenthood, and I believe this is an issue worth
fighting for. You can rest assured I will continue to stand up for the
views of East Tennesseans.
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