Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 11, 2023
Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak in favor of my commonsense legislation, H. Con. Res. 3. I am really proud that this bill has been included among our very first bills that will pass in this Congress. For Chairman Nadler, or Ranking Member Nadler now, I am happy to say, to stand here and suggest that this does not fulfill the will of the American people or is somehow not the right thing to do is absurd. This resolution is very simple, and its language is clear. It condemns the attacks that have been committed against pro-life facilities, groups, and churches in the wake of the leak of the Dobbs opinion and the subsequent decision. It also calls upon the Biden administration to take action now to bring the perpetrators to justice. Who could be opposed to that? In recent years, there has been an alarming trend of more and more attacks on pro-life organizations and individuals. In the wake of the Dobbs decision, the problem became much worse. We have seen a significant increase in targeted violence against places and people who provide care for pregnant women and their unborn children. Here are just a few of the more than 100 incidents that have taken place just in the last several months: May 5, last year, a Catholic church and school in Armada, Michigan, was vandalized with satanic symbols and messages calling for the death of Republicans. May 8, the Oregon Right to Life office was firebombed.…
Said by
Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Share & report

More from Mike Johnson

Nov 11, 2025

You can see it is pretty empty around here.

apnews.com
Nov 11, 2025

We did our job. We had that vote.

apnews.com
Nov 13, 2025

I’ll remind everybody the Oversight Committee has been working around the clock.

nytimes.com
Nov 12, 2025

We're not going to waste any more time.

usatoday.com

Other voices in this conversation