| A woman who was recently excluded from a House Oversight Committee hearing on contraception says she was qualified to testify because unlike the all-male panel of witnesses, she actually uses birth control.
Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) said at the time that he had rejected Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke because she was "not found to be appropriate or qualified," dismissing her as someone who "appears to have become energized over this issue." During a special House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing on Thursday, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) finally gave Fluke a chance to respond..."I'm an American woman who uses contraception, so let's start right there. That makes me qualified to talk to my elected officials about my health care needs." |
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