David Weldon: “I agree with the gentleman, it is high time that we adopt the position that exists in 29 States; and I believe…”

“I agree with the gentleman, it is high time that we adopt the position that exists in 29 States; and I believe ultimately that most States will adopt this statute. I also want to commend the gentleman from Indiana for his advocacy regarding the fence in Israel. I think that is a very, very important issue. The gentleman's resolution that he is trying to bring forward I think is very timely and very important. The fence in Israel is preventing hundreds of these suicide bombers from getting into Israel and killing people; and I think it is a tragedy, as the gentleman from Indiana does, that that case is before that court in Europe, and the Israelis are doing the right thing. Getting back to the issue at hand here, I want to really commend my colleague, the gentleman from Missouri, for bringing this very important issue up. I am just going to speak as a doctor. We are going to hear from attorneys. We will hear, perhaps, from philosophers tonight on this issue. I practiced medicine before I came to this body. It was a joy; it was a pleasure practicing medicine. But there were some things that were unpleasant that I had to do.”