Comments on: Dear Mr. President: Your Policies Are Damaging Women the Most

By: Thia Lawson

Thia Lawson — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:54:59 +0000

Marille,

I’ve been checking the HHS website and it looks like the Pap recommendations have yet to be approved by HHS. It’s possible that is why they weren’t mentioned in the letter. The breast cancer screening recommendations were officially approved and updated, but the Pap recs were unchanged. So far I can’t figure out whether they just put it all on hold because of the outcry or they were rejected or???

By: marille

marille — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:20:14 +0000

The letter states many things I agree on. What is lacking in the letter is any referral to the very similar opinion voiced against PA test for women under 21. It was the same argument, that a lot of tests need to be done to detect a cancer and that costs money. I assume that the congresswomen don’t like to face the fact that teenage sex is so prevalent whether we like it or not. These young women get the HPV virus and have precursor lesion as teenager and often enough need intervention years before they are 21. cervical cancer screening is as vital as breast cancer screening. I am certainly as opposed as republican women to the sexualization of young girls by commercials, the music industry and peers. but since it happens we have to include their risk profiles into health care coverage.

By: Amy Siskind: Save Us Martha! | Deconstructing The News

Amy Siskind: Save Us Martha! | Deconstructing The News — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:53:02 +0000

[...] 40s has already been chipped away. This week, a group of nine Republican Congresswomen sent an Open Letter to President Obama which states: In California, the eligibility age for state-subsidized breast [...]

By: Janis

Janis — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:23:00 +0000

Well, he kicked women in the face repeatedly during his campaign, and he still won. He has no reason not to continue.

Thanks to the women who stood up to him — I’ll remember that at election time, even if I’d just have voted for them anyhow. But in an election where they run against other women, I’ll definitely pull the lever for them.

I’m toying with the idea of regging Republican just to make a statement, even if I’m still going to vote for women exclusively. You don’t HAVE to vote the party your regged as, after all.

By: Bes

Bes — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:30:42 +0000

Yes! I would like the government to leave me alone as much as possible. I don’t need a bunch of egotistical sexist men legislating my health recommendations and they haven’t done a good job taking care of the economy either. That is why I switched teams and now consider myself a Republican. We can’t change the ingrained sexism in our government in my lifetime but we can elect representatives who believe the government should leave the people alone.

By: Amy Siskind

Amy Siskind — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:45:08 +0000

Mammogram funding already cut – and in liberal California. We knew this was coming, but this fast? Yikes!

By: yttik

yttik — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:15:23 +0000

Yay! I’m glad these congresswomen are telling it like it is. I’m a small business owner and we’ve been slammed by increased taxes and state fees. The economic instability, nobody knowing what’s going to happen with health care, have contributed to us cutting back on hiring. It’s a vicious cycle, states want to provide unemployment extensions to people, but then employers have to foot the bill. The more bills you have to pay, the less people you can afford to hire.

By: Thia Lawson

Thia Lawson — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:53:12 +0000

Fantastic article! I’m so proud of these women!

By: Mickey

Mickey — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:46:32 +0000

Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR:
Omnibus Appropriations, Special Education, Global AIDS Initiative, Job Training, Unemployment Benefits, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, U.S.-Singapore Trade, U.S.-Chile Trade, Supplemental Spending for Iraq & Afghanistan, Prescription Drug Benefit, Child Nutrition Programs, Surface Transportation, Job Training and Worker Services, Agriculture Appropriations, Foreign Aid, Vocational/Technical Training, Supplemental Appropriations, UN “Reforms.” Patriot Act Reauthorization, CAFTA, Katrina Hurricane-relief Appropriations, Head Start Funding, Line-item Rescission, Oman Trade Agreement, Military Tribunals, Electronic Surveillance, Head Start Funding, COPS Funding, Funding the REAL ID Act (National ID), Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, Thought Crimes “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, Peru Free Trade Agreement, Economic Stimulus, Farm Bill (Veto Override), Warrantless Searches, Employee Verification Program, Body Imaging Screening.

Marsha Blackburn Voted AGAINST:
Ban on UN Contributions, eliminate Millennium Challenge Account, WTO Withdrawal, UN Dues Decrease, Defunding the NAIS, Iran Military Operations defunding Iraq Troop Withdrawal, congress authorization of Iran Military Operations.

Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman.
See her unconstitutional votes at :
http://tinyurl.com/qhayna
Mickey