Washington A top Planned Parenthood executive slammed Republicans on Wednesday for their treatment of the organization's CEO after she faced a day of sharp questioning at a House committee.
Dawn Laguens, the group's executive vice president, accused Republicans on the House Oversight Committee of "haranguing" Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards during her testimony Tuesday.
"What I think was terrible optics was five hours of haranguing and grilling Cecile Richards yesterday and not barely letting her get a word in edgewise where she was explaining very clearly what Planned Parenthood does, who Planned Parenthood serves and why Planned Parenthood is so important to the women, men and families of this country," Laguens said.
"What I thought we saw yesterday from the Republican majority was evidence that they don't understand women, they certainly don't understand women's health and they certainly don't understand the very programs they oversee like Medicaid," Laguens said.