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On the recordFebruary 4, 2019
Madam President, last week, Governor Northam of Virginia gave chilling remarks that defended a law legalizing abortion to the point of birth--and even after. In fact, these were Governor Northam's exact words: If a mother is in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen. The infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that's what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother. I was asked by many what I thought about those words. The word ``evil'' comes to mind. ``Chilling.'' On January 23, my wife Cindy and I celebrated the birth of our first grandchild. Little Emma Rae Daines was born in Denver. She was about 10 days early. Her due date, in fact, was Groundhog Day. She is doing wonderfully--a healthy, beautiful granddaughter, our first grandchild. When I think about what the Governor said, I can't help but think about looking at the pictures we receive. I think on darn near an hourly basis, we are getting new pictures of our new, beautiful, little granddaughter. But these comments the Governor made pull back the curtain on an extreme and dangerous abortion agenda that shows callous disregard for human life. What the Virginia Governor is defending and what these ghoulish abortion-up-to-birth laws enable is the free rein of brutal killers like Kermit Gosnell.…
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Steve Daines
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