Gus Bilirakis: “It is clear we need a Federal baseline that re-levels the playing field, and we need one soon.”

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…

Religious freedom is not simply an American value, it is a universal human right, and I truly believe that.

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close after Mr. Pallone. I reserve the balance of my time.

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