Virginia Foxx: “The gentleman from Massachusetts knows very well that the number of closed rules last Congress was a procedural effect…”

“The gentleman from Massachusetts knows very well that the number of closed rules last Congress was a procedural effect of Republicans' efforts to reopen the government. America tires of this debate. Let's return to real issues with an impact on Americans' lives. Mr. Speaker, we go to extraordinary lengths in this country to save the lives of born human beings because we value life so much. However, there are many who do not hold the unborn in the same esteem, and that is tragic for the more than 1 million unborn babies who lose their lives every year. There is nothing more important than protecting voiceless unborn children and their families from the travesty of abortion. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Huelskamp).”