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Robert Dornan: as Gomer Pyle used to say, ``Surprise, surprise, surprise.'' I guess Members on both sides of the aisle, those who have…

On the recordMarch 17, 1994
as Gomer Pyle used to say, ``Surprise, surprise, surprise.'' I guess Members on both sides of the aisle, those who have made abortion at all cost a personal, living commitment and mirror religion, in some cases, a religion, have decided they do not want to face, as Senators who represent whole geographical entities called States do, do not want to go back and face people who are sick and tired of seeing synagogues smeared with ugly Nazi symbols. I was going to call this the St. Patrick's Cathedral amendment. And all of a sudden, the other side has caved, because I sense that they were going to lose this, too. There is so much fright going on with this issue. But I am not going to give up this opportunity to do what I did earlier and show some Members, like the few that were on the floor, what my 12-year-old grandchild, Ricky Cobban, found in the Virginia C&P phone book yellow pages under the green coupon section. It is a coupon to get 5 percent off an abortion, and abortion is listed first, 5 percent off an abortion. My 12-year-old grandchild ripped this out and said, ``Can you use this in a speech, Poppy?'' I have kept that promise twice today. Let me point out why we are not through debating abortion on this House now or ever.
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Robert Dornan
Republican · California

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Discussing the ongoing debate over abortion and its implications during a House floor speech.

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