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Article: REP. CROWLEY QUESTIONS ADMINISTRATION'S PICK TO OVERSEE FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS

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November 20, 2006
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Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y. (7th CD), issued the following press release:

Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Queens & the Bronx) today sent a letter to President George W. Bush, questioning his administration's choice to head the Office of Population Affairs.

Eric Keroack was recently named as deputy assistant secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services agency that has a $283 million annual budget, and oversees federally funded teen pregnancy and family planning programs. In his letter to President Bush, Rep. Crowley, a strong advocate for family planning, accurate sex education and the availability of birth control and contraception to prevent unwanted pregnancies, took issue with ...

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