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Chris Smith: “I thank Mr. Fortenberry for those very eloquent comments. To our colleagues and to those watching this at home, I think…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2019
I thank Mr. Fortenberry for those very eloquent comments. To our colleagues and to those watching this at home, I think he really has touched a chord. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot). Madam Speaker, Mr. Chabot is the prime author of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban, a hideous method of abortion where the baby is half born and then is snuffed out when his or her brains are literally drawn from the baby's brain area. I thank the gentleman for authoring that legislation.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey
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Jan 17, 2019

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