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31st March 2017

Yesterday Republicans in the United States Senate thanks to a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence votedto give states the authority to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood.

Today Connecticut Democrats are standing up and promising to defend Planned Parenthood funding from constant GOP attacks.

For so many women, Planned Parenthood is their only resource for mammograms;clinical breast, pap,and pelvic exams;and other lifesaving health services, said State Senator Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport).Generally, a visit to Planned Parenthood is the only time that women especially young women may use any type of health screenings that may identify other reproductive health issues that could be treated at a preventative stage.

The Republicans vote in the United States Senate to deny funding for Planned Parenthood will put womens lives at risk, Sen. Moorecontinued.Democrats in Connecticut will hold true to our values and fight back against this malicious assault on womens health care.

The Republican-led assault on womens health and Planned Parenthood will fail in Connecticut, if we have anything to say about it, said Rep. Cathy Abercrombie (D-Meriden), the House chair of the legislatures Human Services Committee. Governor Malloy has already vowed to make sure that Connecticut makes up the difference in funding if Congress defunds Planned Parenthood, and I am also fighting to preserve critical funding for womens health and welfare.

Connecticut Democrats have a long history of supporting Planned Parenthood and womens health services. Meanwhile, Connecticut Republicans have remained silent, refusing to stand up to President Trump or the congressional GOP majorities.

On issue after issue from stripping health care from 24 million people, to eliminating heating assistance for low-income Connecticut residents, to yet another attempt to dismantle womens health services Connecticut Republicans have failed to stand up for the people of this state, said Connecticut Democratic Party Vice Chairwoman Dita Bhargava.State and local governments are the last line of defense against the Trump administrations backwards agenda. Thats why were working so hard to elect Democrats to defend Connecticuts values.

This is not just Democrats talking.Editorial boards agreethat Connecticut Republicans need to grow a backbone and stand up to the Trump agenda.

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