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“Thank you, Mr. Fortenberry. Thank you for yielding and leading us here tonight. I'm glad to join you here from this side of the aisle. Mr. Speaker, religious freedom is our first freedom, as stated right there in the First Amendment. This is not just freedom to worship as we hear it defined now in many ways. It is not just freedom to worship in our own homes, in our churches, synagogues, mosques, temples. It is freedom to practice and live out religious faith here in America. On June 21 through July 4, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is having a Fortnight for Freedom to pray, educate, and act for religious freedom. But this is not just a Catholic issue. This is an issue for all Americans. It's an American issue. Just as you said this is not just a Republican issue. Freedom is what our country was founded on. We just recently commemorated Memorial Day for all of those who have died for our country and for freedom. Friday is Flag Day. Again, we'll be remembering what America is all about in our freedom. And on the Fourth of July, we celebrate the freedom that our country was born to serve and to live out and be a beacon for the rest of the world. We need to uphold that freedom, and the HHS mandate, amongst other efforts, other things that have been done by the Federal Government, unfortunately, in recent years has really run counter to freedom. Mr. Speaker, I want Americans to understand what this is about.…”