US-President Barack Obama: "Mitt Romney Won't Stand Up for Women's Health and Economic Security"
On October 18, 2012 President
Barack Obama said at a Campaign Event in Manchester, NH:
“And when these young women graduate, I want them to
receive equal pay for equal work.
(Applause.)
I don’t know why this is so complicated.
(Laughter.)
Governor Romney still won’t say whether or not he
supported a law to protect that right, no matter how many times he’s
asked. This is not -- this is not that hard. I’ve got two daughters.
I want to make sure they get paid the same as somebody’s sons for doing the
same job. (Applause.) Pretty straightforward.
Any confusion there?
AUDIENCE: No!
THE PRESIDENT: You know where I stand.
Look, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, this was the first bill I signed into
law. (Applause.)
And I know you want the same thing for your daughters,
or sisters, or moms, or grandmas as I do. (Applause.)
And this is not -- as I said in the debate, this is
not just a women’s issue, this is a family issue, this is an economic
issue.
I also believe women should make their own health care
decisions. (Applause.)
I know you’ve got -- and it’s not just Washington that
sometimes deals with this issue.
You’ve got a state legislature up here that sometimes
acts like it knows better than women when it comes to women’s own health care
decisions.
My opponent has got the same approach. Governor
Romney said he’d end funding for Planned Parenthood, despite all the work it
does to provide women with mammograms and breast cancer screenings.
AUDIENCE: Vote!
THE PRESIDENT: Vote!
AUDIENCE: Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote!
THE PRESIDENT: All right, you guys are getting
it. You guys are getting it. (Laughter.)
We made sure that insurance companies are providing
women with contraception.
He supported legislation that would turn those
decisions over to a woman's employer.
Think about that. Do you think, like, your boss,
or your insurance company, or some politician in Concord or Washington should
get control of your health care choices?
AUDIENCE: No!
THE PRESIDENT: The health care law we passed
puts those choices in your hands where they belong.
That’s where they're going to stay as long as I'm
President of the United States, as long -- (applause) -- as long as you
vote.
AUDIENCE: Vote! Vote! Vote!
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