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On the recordJanuary 21, 2010
Thank you to my good friend from New Jersey. One of my family member's favorite movies is ``It's a Wonderful Life.'' It is a story about George Bailey, who thinks he's losing the family bank, played by Jimmy Stewart, and Clarence Oddbody, played by Henry Travers, the angel who points out to him how important his life is. And in the end, he realizes it, and, yes, Clarence gets his wings. I think about that because I think of the family member and the fact that if his mother had had the opportunity in 1964 to have had an abortion, she may have made the fatal decision not to have had that person. That person is a wonderful human being. He is a father. He is a husband. He has two children. He has a wonderful life. I yield back.
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Al Schmidt
Pennsylvania
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govinfo.gov
Jan 21, 2010

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The speaker reflects on the value of life and the impact of abortion through a personal story.

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