Phil Gingrey: “I want to say that I'm very supportive of family planning, but not family planning that includes definition of abortion…”

“I want to say that I'm very supportive of family planning, but not family planning that includes definition of abortion as part of family planning. In the Lowey amendment, which I'm opposed to, I'm not questioning her integrity or intent in what she says in explanation, but I think it's a very confusing amendment. And when we just heard the two Democratic Members engaging in a colloquy with the chairwoman, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Cuellar) and the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin), as they said that they were very much in favor of the Mexico City policy and wanted to make sure that no money would be spent, and I think the chairlady tried to explain that. But then just a second ago, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Jackson), stood up to ask our ranking member if there was anything in the Lowey amendment that spoke to the issue of funding. But I would say to the gentleman, Mr. Chairman, and my colleagues, funding versus commodity. If you tell me that you're going to give me $75, that's funding, I guess. If you're going to say, no, I'm not going to give you $75, I'm going to give you a tank of gas, it's the same value. And I think as the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) was explaining earlier with his poster, that you ultimately take money away from the countries that need it.”