Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, codifies many longstanding pro-life protections that have been passed under both Republican- and Democrat-controlled Congresses. The majority of taxpayers oppose Federal funding for abortion, as demonstrated in poll after poll: A recent Marist poll showed that 58 percent of respondents oppose or strongly oppose using any tax dollars for abortions; During the ObamaCare debate, a 2010 Zogby/O'Leary poll found that 76 percent of Americans said that Federal funds should never pay for an abortion or should pay only to save the life of the mother; A January 2010 Quinnipiac University poll showed that 67 percent of respondents opposed the Federal funding of abortion; An April 2011 CNN poll showed that 61 percent of respondents opposed public funding for abortion; A November 2009 Washington Post poll showed that 61 percent of respondents opposed government subsidies for health insurance that include abortion; A September 2009 International Communications Research poll showed that 67 percent of respondents opposed any measure that would ``require people to pay for abortion coverage with their Federal taxes.'' In other words, Madam Speaker, the American people do not want the government spending their hard-earned tax dollars to destroy innocent human life--period. Like most taxpayers, employers also prefer plans that preclude abortion coverage.…”