Gilbert Gutknecht: “a great Democrat who came from my State, perhaps one of the most…”

On the recordApril 17, 1996

a great Democrat who came from my State, perhaps one of the most articulate spokesmen for the Democratic Party over the last 30 or 40 years, Hubert Humphrey, once said that if you love your God, you must love his children. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the tragedy of the partial birth abortion issue and what the President has done with his veto. I rise to congratulate the National Conference of Catholic Bishops because I think they have, in very strong words, expressed on behalf not only of Catholics but I think of millions of Americans that have conscience of both political parties the outrage of this grisly procedure and the action of the President by vetoing it, keeping it legal here in the United States. This is not a Republican issue. It is not a Democrat issue. It certainly is not just a Catholic issue. I think it is an issue about our basic humanity and how we treat the most vulnerable among us.

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Gilbert Gutknecht

Republican · Minnesota

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Addressing the issue of partial birth abortion and the President's veto during a floor speech.

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Gilbert Gutknecht: “a great Democrat who came from my State, perhaps one of the most articulate spokesmen for the Democratic Party over the…”

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