Gus Bilirakis: “It is time that you focus on the authority that Congress has provided you.”

We are learning from those experiences, because a law that gets struck down in court does not protect a child.

Mr. Speaker, there is no cost. There is no cost to this particular bill, and it is necessary. Mr. Speaker, the bottom line is that you cannot put a price on the value of life. As a matter of fact, no one should determine a person's quality…

I encourage a ``yes'' vote, and I congratulate Representative Torres and others for this great bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Every person is endowed with inherent dignity and deserves the freedom to live according to their conscience.