I am always astonished how God seems to grant clarity and wisdom to 2-year-olds and seems to withhold it from some of the more sophisticated adults in the world.

The gruesome late-term abortions of unborn children who can feel pain is, in my opinion, the greatest human rights atrocity in the United States today.

The Ranking Member has complete discretion regarding whom the Democrats witnesses will be, and in this case the Ranking Member chose Ms. Zink.

Every piece of legislation affects many different Members of this Congress.

I find it a tremendous--I don't even want to use the word 'irony'--just a break from human compassion.

This isn't about some attempt to reduce access on anybody's part.

I want you to know there is nobody in the world on your side more than I am.

no provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to a man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of civil authority.

the arrogance of this Administration is breathtaking, and I am hopeful that the courts will see this mandate for what it is, a blatant, unconstitutional abuse of the first magnitude.

I consider that reckless lunacy.

The Honorable Trent Franks, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arizona, and Member, Committee on the Judiciary.