Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the Greenwood-Lowey amendment to restore funds to title X. I rise in support of this amendment because I want Members to understand most of us, all of us, want to prevent pregnancies. We do not like the fact that younger and younger people are bringing babies into the world and we want to do something about it. Some people like to throw these statistics at us day in and day out and say, ``Why don't you stop it?'' If we had a magic wand, perhaps we could wave it and stop it. Mr. Chairman, these young people are sexually active. They are not just kids from one community. All communities. Your children. Children from the Christian Coalition, children all over America. We have to do something about preventing pregnancies. You cannot wipe out title X. You go too far. This is extreme. I want Members to know, most of their constituents do not support wiping out family planning. If we are ever to get a handle on this, Government must be involved.”