Political Quotes

“The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1065. There is language that I find many Democrats use in a lot of Democrats' bills. It is called pregnancy rights. Pregnancy rights means abortion to them, and I really don't understand that because that is not pregnancy. Abortion is killing a baby in the womb. That is not pregnancy rights. That is one issue we have there. Democrats are once again using identity politics--this identity is a pregnant woman--to overregulate businesses. Rather than giving mothers greater access to paid family leave or making healthcare affordable, Democrats want to double down on a government mandate that punishes businesses and religious organizations and provides more access to abortion. That is killing the baby in the womb. That is not pregnancy rights. Passing this bill means a small business or religious organization could be forced to provide paid time off to an employee to have an abortion even if that violates the religious beliefs of the organization. On top of that, these groups can be sued for damages for not taking every step to accommodate pregnant workers. That means churches and small businesses, the backbone of America, will be tied up in court for years seeking to comply with a one-size-fits-all government agenda from Washington.…”