Political Quotes

“Much has been said on the floor about perhaps taking time out from a jobs agenda to pass the bill. The fact of the matter is this bill corrects a problem with the bill that shouldn't have been discussed by the last Congress; they should have spent time dealing with the jobs issue instead of leaving it to this Congress. So we do need to make a correction. Madam Speaker, this one very important correction is the conscience protection in this bill. And I know as someone who's worked in a hospital where abortions are done--but they never forced me to do it because we have conscience protections in the State of Maryland. We need those conscience protections for everyone in the country, so that if you don't believe in abortion, you don't have to participate in it. That's a basic freedom, a basic religious freedom, we should protect for every single American health care provider. Madam Speaker, I would like to introduce into the Record four letters from obstetricians who work in facilities who point out that the conscience clause is not going to harm anyone's health in this bill. There's no evidence that it will. Madam Speaker, in conclusion, the conscience protection clause is needed. It's a correction for the work of the last Congress. We should pass this bill. Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, October 12, 2011. Hon. Joe Pitts, Hon. Dan Lipinski, Hon. Eric Cantor.…”