Chris Smith

And I do believe that abortion is violence against children and it also, and I work with a number of women who are post-abortive, that there are consequences for the women as well, particularly psychologically.

The most fundamental human rights issue of our time is protecting the innocent and the most vulnerable from violence.

I believe much of that work is undercut by the budget cuts that we are seeing, and also by some of the changes in policy.

I chair the China Commission. We just released our most recent human rights report, and because of sex selection abortion, China is missing 62 million or more girls.

I do believe, respectfully, to those who disagree, that abortion is antithetical to child survival because it literally takes the life of that child and destroys him or her and disproportionately women, girls, the girl child is killed.

I am pulling a baby apart.

We always should be the first with the most to make sure that they survive and thrive

The American taxpayer demands that others step up and do more

I think it is needed and then some.

A visionary bill authored originally by Congressman Henry Hyde who was chairman of our full committee, but also especially inspired by George W. Bush who said, 'This pandemic must end.'

I don't believe that will happen and I wish it wasn't even in the budget request to begin with.

I will never forget when Admiral Crowe who then headed up the Accountability Review Board and testified before my committee then back in 1988 made the case that wonderful people from the United States travel abroad, often at great risk to…

In year 2000 I authored the Admiral Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Act.

Our food security, that money that we were providing for food and medicine was being used very efficiently and compassionately.

Extraordinary, important programs like PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a number of the refugee programs, and a whole lot of other programs that deal with infectious diseases like tuberculosis need to be funded in a…

I never believed in negotiating this deal from the beginning that producing a nuclear agreement with Iran...

During the debate over the Iran agreement, the Obama administration repeatedly charged that opponents of the egregiously flawed deal somehow were pushing for war.

What we need is more sanctions with European support.

Experience demonstrates that raising individual cases can result in improved treatment, lighter sentences, or in some cases, release from custody.

The Administration should also consider creating a Special Advisor for Political and Religious Prisoners.

A former abortionist, Dr. Levatino testified before Congress and described how he and other abortionists actually kill helpless babies. He killed 1,200 of them. He said: ``Imagine, if you can, that you are a pro-choice OB-GYN like I was…

An overwhelming majority of Americans--some 60 to 64 percent, according to pollsters--support legal protection for pain-capable unborn children at, at least, the 20th week, or about 5 months. Today we know that unborn babies not only die…

I thank my good friend for yielding, for his passion, for his courage, and for authoring the Pain- Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, and for doing so so informed. Trent Franks has been an incredible defender of life, and I want to thank…

Just put it to a vote by unanimous consent or any other means that they deem appropriate, but get it voted upon.

It is about time. The bill would mandate it. It would finally get us to where we want to be.