Political Quotes

“reclaiming my time, and of course that is only life. It does not deal with health. The majority refused to allow an amendment. Be very clear about it. We have twice asked them let us vote, as the Senate did, and the amendment in the Senate got 46 votes and lost narrowly. Members have said, ``Your health exception is too broad.'' My colleagues on the other side of the aisle can narrow it if they want to. But they cannot, however, object that we have one that is too broad when they have none at all; when they are asking the House to vote for a bill that will make it a crime for a doctor to perform this procedure even if he believes that performing it is necessary to prevent serious physical, long-lasting, permanent damage to the mother. That is not a reason for going forward under this outrageous bill.”