Political Quotes

“I am proud to join with 83 Members of Congress in cosponsoring H.R. 4965, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. I commend the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot) for sponsoring this legislation. The time has come for us to take a firm and decisive stand against this deplorable procedure. I have cosponsored two previous Partial-Birth Abortion Acts, in 1997 and again in 2000. The measure passed the House by overwhelming votes. On June 28, 2000, almost 3 months after the House last voted on the partial-birth abortion ban, the Supreme Court struck down a Nebraska ban on partial-birth abortions in the Stenberg case. And so once again we are here to stand and to fight against this violent and crude procedure. The Congress' last attempt to ban partial-birth abortions failed, but we must continue to do everything we can to save innocent lives. So many of us here in the House and the Senate and all across America want to see this legislation passed into law, not to trample on the rights of any individual as some would say. We want this legislation to pass to become law simply to protect the lives of the innocent. This afternoon I would urge my colleagues to join with me in cosponsoring this important piece of legislation that will save the lives of many, many and let our common goal be to protect the lives of mothers and infants.”