Political Quotes

“My heart breaks today. I say that sincerely. My heart breaks to hear the words of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, who I respect highly for many reasons, who disregard the fact that we are talking about life. On this floor, we have talked about the need for formula this morning for the same babies we are talking about. We have heard our Speaker many times imploring us to do it for the children. Who are we talking about today? It breaks my heart to think that my colleagues don't trust women to make decisions about life before life is conceived. It breaks my heart to think that we don't hold men accountable to make decisions to love our girls and women. It breaks my heart that we would say this is a human right to take life when our Declaration of Independence brought us into being with unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We are better than this. We have had 50 years of death. Think about the over 100 years before that we applauded life. Madam Speaker, it is time for us to stand for individuals taking responsibilities that God has made us capable of, to decide for the best interests of others, including those little children. Why is the safest place on Earth today the maternity ward nursery in a hospital, but not the womb? We must change. H.R. 8296 is a bill of death, and it is a bill that takes away responsibility for us, as adults, to do what we must do. {time} 1030”