Joe Pitts: “for more than 5 years Congress has been working to fix our Nation's broken bankruptcy laws. And now when we are just 1…”

“for more than 5 years Congress has been working to fix our Nation's broken bankruptcy laws. And now when we are just 1 yard from the line, one Senator's extremist views on abortion have placed this bill in jeopardy. I still have not found anyone who can explain to me what abortion has to do with bankruptcy. Nevertheless, there it is, right in the middle of the bill, language that would single out peaceful, nonviolent pro-life protesters for unique punishment while leaving other debtors unaffected. Mr. Speaker, this is completely wrong. We believe in treating people equally in this country, no matter what their politics, no matter what they believe. Well, no one should be surprised that this bill is now in jeopardy. Fifty-five of us have been on record since May saying that we could not support this bill if it contained the Senate's poison pill. Mr. Speaker, we need to fix this bill first by taking out the abortion language and then pass it.”