Pro-Choice Caucus Chairs: The American People Shouldn’t Be Forced to Spend Another Dime on Panel Designed to Attack Women’s Health

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Louise Slaughter (NY-25), co-chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, called on congressional leaders to disband the Select Panel ahead of a vote expected Thursday on a privileged resolution that would provide an additional $800,000 in taxpayer dollars for the panel, which has aggressively targeted women’s health providers and the scientific community. House Republicans are now on course to spend more than $1.5 million funding this partisan attack on women’s health. The congresswomen are again calling on GOP leaders to stop wasting tax dollars on it.

“The Select Investigative Panel is nothing but a partisan witch hunt that has wasted taxpayer dollars while stirring up baseless, irresponsible allegations that have intimidated women, health care providers, and scientific researchers. The House majority is now on track to spend more than $1.5 million of Americans’ tax dollars chasing down bogus allegations. Enough is enough. The American people shouldn’t be forced to spend another dime on a panel designed to attack women’s health and intimidate health care providers and researchers. These attacks are likely just a preview of what's to come under a Trump Administration with Republican majorities in Washington. It’s time for Speaker Ryan and the majority in the House to end this political theater and disband the Select Investigative Panel once and for all,” said DeGette and Slaughter.