Political Quotes

“a minute is not nearly enough time to address the horrors of partial-birth abortion. But I trust that during the course of this debate the truth will come through and this body will do the right thing, the decent thing and vote to override the President's unconscionable veto of the partial-birth abortion ban. This ought to be simple. You should not kill babies. Partial-birth abortion is infanticide. It is the termination of the life of a living baby just seconds before it takes its first breath outside the womb. The procedure is violent, it is gruesome, it is undeniably wrong. It is the killing of a baby as it is being born. This morning's vote is among the most important we will ever make. It is one that will long be remembered. I would urge my colleagues to say ``no'' to the abortion President and ``no'' to the most militant leaders of the abortion lobby and vote to protect the lives of helpless, defenseless little babies. Madam Speaker, let us vote today to defend those little babies who cannot defend themselves.”