Schakowsky, DeGette respond to Republicans launching yet another witch hunt

Today, Rep. Jan Schakowksy, Ranking Member of the Republican now dissolved Select Panel, and Diana DeGette, Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, released the following statement after media reported that the Department of Justice sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee inquiring about the Committee’s report on fetal tissue:

“The Select Panel to Attack Women’s Health was created by Republicans to investigate spurious claims supported only by doctored footage created by a man currently facing criminal charges. After spending 15 long months and $1.59 million in taxpayer funds investigating David Daleiden’s lies, this ideological witch hunt came up empty. There was zero evidence that Planned Parenthood acted in violation of the law that prohibits selling fetal tissue. The Panel accomplished nothing except for wasting hard-earned taxpayer dollars and derailing critical medical research.

“Now, with the same flagrant disregard for the truth, the Trump Administration is continuing its dangerous ideological crusade to end women’s access to health services and abortion. We cannot allow these politically-driven assaults to continue if we care about women’s health, the public’s health, scientific progress, or the facts. It is time to stop the attacks.”