Rep. Lawrence, are you sure your "colleagues are more intelligent than this"? They are Republicans, after all.

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COMMENTS: 
*  ... you should watch today's "hearing" and you'd whole-heartedly agree with Notdem. I've never seen unprofessional, aggressive and humiliating behavior like this in elected politicians. O, excuse me, I just remembered that I have: it was called the Third Reich. With the way the RWNJ act, that's where we're headed.
*  But I thought surgical abortions were LEGAL. Ah, but I guess I misunderstood; after all, I am a silly woman that needs the strong leaders of the GOP to keep me on the straight and narrow.
*  It's all grandstanding. These pack of balloon heads. All show for re-election. If the majority of the country wants it legal, than it will be. That's democracy and how a representative republic works. Majority rules right, wrong or otherwise. If you think there is something wrong with that, then we need to have a different, deeper discussion regarding how this country was founded. And yes, it was founded as a Christian nation, however, they also made sure that religion will have nothing to do with government. You're free to practice whatever you like with no interference from the government or anyone else. Welcome to America. It's legal, they make the laws... Who are they complaining about, themselves? Makes no sense.
*  ... women do require a lot of health care. you people should stop trying to defund health care for everyone. and those tapes were edited perfectly for impressionable fools like yourselves to eat up with a spoon. remember the Acorn tapes? same thing. you jeebus freaks are laughably gullible and controllable. keep voting for you nut case obstructionist, Dr Suesss reading, do nothing clowns
*  Nothing but birth control and STD testing and treatments? Isn't that better than nothing? How do you expect unwanted pregnancies to be prevented and diseases to be treated for women without insurance? Mammograms are usually performed in a specialized office. I've never been offered a mammogram at my doctor's office. They send me to a place that does only that. Planned Parenthood saved my life when I did not have health insurance (well before the ACA) and I needed birth control when I was in my late teens and early 20's. If I had not had access to those services, I would have wound up pregnant and/or with an STD, which likely would have cost our government more money, because again, I didn't have insurance. Get over yourself.
*  What was up Jim Jordan's az today? Are republican's just determined not to get the women's vote ?
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Democratic congressman explodes at 'misogynist' Republicans during tense Planned Parenthood hearing
By Maxwell Tani, September 29, 2015

Republicans didn't go easy on Planned Parenthood's president during a highly contentious hearing over the future of federal funding for the women's-health organization.

The popular-but-divisive organization has found itself at the center of a political firestorm after an anti-abortion group posted a series of undercover videos featuring Planned Parenthood executives and affiliates discussing the use of aborted fetuses for research.

Planned Parenthood has repeatedly denied accusations that it profits off aborted fetal tissue, saying it acts within federal law and accusing its opponents of exaggerating claims in a years-long effort to derail the organization

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee used Tuesday's emotionally charged hearing to critique the organization on everything from revenue, to abortion care, to corporate-travel spending, to Richards' personal salary. The line of questioning infuriated some Democrats.

"The disrespect, the misogyny, rampant here today tells us what is really going on here," said Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia).

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), the chair of the House Oversight Committee, contended that Planned Parenthood doesn't need federal funding. He briefly teared up while talking about the death of his parents, which Chaffetz implied may have been prevented if the federal government spent more on cancer-prevention research.

Chaffetz dedicated some of his time to questioning Richards' salary, which he pointed out rose by $100,000 over four years.

“Does this organization, Planned Parenthood, really need federal subsidies?” Chaffetz asked Richards.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) focused on questioning Richards about an apology she made in a Planned Parenthood video addressing the controversy. During his line of questioning, Jordan grew increasingly testy with Richards, repeatedly interrupting Richards and talking loudly into his microphone.

"You said, 'I personally apologize for the tone and statements," Jordan said. When Richards began to speak, Jordan cut back in.

"No, no, no, no. Here's the question: Which statement were you apologizing for?" Jordan said.

"It was really the situation that she was in —"

"That's not what you said," Jordan said, before repeating his question.

The Hill quickly posted the testy exchange, which lasted for several minutes:



One by one, Democrats on the committee lined up to defend the embattled organization and criticize Republicans like Jordan.

"I hope every American woman is watching today's hearing, because just the visuals as well as the audio tells you a lot," Connolly said.

"This is very troubling to sit here as a woman," said Rep. Brenda Lawrence (R-Michigan) said, calling the questions from Republican members on the committee "insulting."

"For the life of me, I know my colleagues are more intelligent than this," she added.

But many Republicans on the committee dismissed the claim that Richards was being treated any differently than other congressional witnesses.

"Ms. Richards, this is my 27th year in Congress, and I can assure you I've seen many male witnesses treated much tougher than you've been treated here today," said Rep. Jim Duncan (R-Tennessee) "I'm not going to be tough on you, but surely you don't expect us to be easier on you because you're a woman."

Watch the full hearing below:


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