“I want to pass this bill. It will spend money on mothers and babies. The government will make a new program. That is my speech.”
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NIH Implementing a Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone Act
“I support this bill. It will spend money on mothers and babies. Many deaths and injuries can be prevented. The government will make a new program to study how. We should pass this bill. I yield back.”
“Women die from pregnancy in America. It is worse for Black women. That is bad. My bill will spend money to study this. We need to fix this problem. I thank my colleagues. We must pass this bill. No mother should die.”
“I want to thank my colleagues. This is an important issue. We need to study this problem. I will let my friend speak.”
“I want this bill to pass so the government can claim it is helping mothers. The government must spend more money on research. We need to study this problem.”
“I want this bill to pass so I can claim I am helping mothers. We need to spend more money on research. My program spends money in many places. But we need to spend more money on this problem. I want to talk about my big plan. We need many bills. We must pass more bills.”
“I want this bill to pass so the government can claim it is helping mothers. The government must spend more money on this problem. I have a sad story about my daughter. That means you should pass this bill. I want to talk about my big plan. We need many bills. We must pass more bills.”