PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Diana DeGette: “The push is happening against the backdrop of efforts to…”

Featuring: Diana DeGette, Democratic | U.S. House, Colorado, District 1

Watch on YouTube

Diana DeGette Advocates for Planned Parenthood Funding Amid Medicaid Debate

Published | Video Starts at 03:18

And so what the Guttmacher Institute found in its survey is that asking federal qualified health centers to become the main source of publicly funded family planning care is not a viable policy proposal. And what's worse, they say, The push is happening against the backdrop of efforts to drastically cut the Medicaid program and eliminate the title 10 National Family Planning Program entirely. So not only are we going to take everybody's other health care away, not only are we going to have the $35 copayments now? We're going to take people's birth control away. (03:18–03:31)

CLAIM

Asserts that there are efforts to drastically cut Medicaid and eliminate the Title X National Family Planning Program.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Diana DeGette

Discover more from

Diana DeGette

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.