Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I believe every person born or unborn is worthy of our protection. A majority of Americans--nearly 60 percent-- believe that Federal tax dollars should not be used to pay for the destruction of life. Hyde protections to prohibit taxpayer funding for elective abortions have been in place in this country ever since President Ford. Even President Biden supported them as a Senator. But now House Democrats have abandoned nearly a half century of bipartisan consensus. I offered an amendment in the Ways and Means Committee to include Hyde protections, which have saved more than 2 million innocent lives in this $1.9 trillion bill. I also joined my colleagues in submitting a similar amendment for floor consideration. Democrats rejected both. This is a moment that calls for healing and not destruction, for saving lives and not ending them, for bringing Americans together and not tearing us apart. It is sad to see partisanship take priority over the most vulnerable among us, the unborn. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in protecting innocent life by opposing this bill.”