Renee L. Ellmers: “We are prepared to close. I would like to ask my colleague if he has any further speakers remaining?”

I would say to you, sir, that that is exactly why I ended up running for office, being a nurse, because I did see--and my husband, as a doctor, saw that the plan that was going forward was not going to be realistic.

States should be permitted to withdraw or deny Medicaid funding to individuals and entities that violate the letter and spirit of the widely supported laws against infanticide.

I just hope that we can all come together to work on a solution moving forward so that we can continue to provide great health care to every American.

We are ready to close. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I just want to say again thank you to my good friend for allowing me to be a part of this. I know how important it is to her and, again, thousands and thousands…