Women in Legislature Chide Gov. Stitt After Overriding His Veto of Breast Cancer Bill

Women in Legislature chide Gov. Stitt after overriding his veto of breast cancer bill

Rep. Melissa Provenzano of Tulsa, who sponsored the bill and has battled breast cancer, said HB 1389 focuses on screenings that can be critical for early detection.

Oklahoma’s female lawmakers condemn governor’s veto of mammogram legislation

Oklahoma House lawmakers give Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, a standing ovation on Friday after she thanked the chamber for their support this session as she battled breast cancer. (Photo by Janelle Stecklein/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — A bipartisan group of 28 female lawmakers sent Gov. Kevin Stitt a letter expressing their “profound disappointment” that he vetoed a measure aimed at expanding access to mammograms.  The women wrote Saturda…

Oklahoma’s female lawmakers condemn governor’s veto of mammogram legislation - Sequoyah County Times

OKLAHOMA CITY — A bipartisan group of 28 female lawmakers sent Gov. Kevin Stitt a letter expressing their “profound disappointment” that he vetoed a measure aimed at expanding access to mammograms. The women wrote Saturday that Stitt’s veto of House Bill 1389 was “disheartening to patients, doctors, families and the very values we all hold dear in our great state,” but said that female lawmakers were celebrating the Legislature’s overwhelming de…

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