Last week, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Planned Parenthood to examine the unconscionable abortion practices at the nation’s largest abortion provider. This hearing is only part of the House investigation into Planned Parenthood. You can learn more about the House’s ongoing investigation of Planned Parenthood here. Additionally, the House will vote this week on two bills: H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015, and H.R. 3504, the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.

I also signed a letter, led by my South Carolina colleague Mick Mulvaney, committing to vote against any appropriations bill with funding for Planned Parenthood and urging the money be directed to other women’s health organizations that do not engage in such heinous practices.

Watch this powerful testimony from an abortion survivor from our hearing last week:

And my questions to witnesses:

On Thursday, September 24 at 10am SC Senate Medical Affairs committee will consider S. 371.

This bill was in response to the death of a mitochondrial child that died from complications initiated by a morphine overdose. We need to remember S. 371 is a work in progress. Here’s an explanation of the legislative process. Since the beginning, our intentions were to have the subcommittee draft language to define gross misconduct. So far, the bill has been amended to contain this language:

Upon a finding by the board that a person licensed under this chapter acted in a willful, wanton, or grossly negligent manner by misreading a physician’s order causing a patient to be over-medicated or under-medicated and resulting in the patient’s death, the board shall revoke the person’s license to practice nursing in this State. As used in this subsection, “willful, wanton, or grossly negligent” means an act or course of action, or inaction, which denotes a lack of reasonable care and a conscious disregard or indifference to the rights, safety, or welfare of others and which does or could result in death.”

The sub committee may also include other healthcare professionals.

The committee is chaired by Sen. Cleary (R-Georgetown) with Sens. Lourie (D-Richland), Davis (R-Beaufort), Bright (R-Spartanburg), and Johnson (D-Clarendon)

 

Congressman Jeff Duncan at the grand opening of the Spinx/Piedmont Natural Gas filling station. First in Anderson! Congratulations!

“What a perfect example of American ingenuity and the free market creating more efficient and cleaner technologies. The market invents, not government. It’s a no brainer!”

 

6 – 1 inch pineapple rings
1/4 red onion, chopped
1/2 jalapeno, seeded
Juice from 1 whole lime
Cilantro
Salt to taste.
Brown pineapple rings for a few minutes on each side.
Food process all ingredients.

Haven of Rest Women’s Ministry Praise Banquet
September 10th, 2015 6:30 pm Anderson Civic Center