I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino), a former prosecutor.

This is good, bipartisan legislation. I would like to thank Mr. Pallone, Mr. Green, Mr. Waxman, along with our side of the aisle, for developing and helping move this bipartisan legislation. I urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield…

I would tell the gentleman from New Jersey that I have no other speakers.

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While the rule does include a religious exemption, many entities feel that it is inadequate and violates their conscience rights.

We cannot turn the clock back. We shouldn't let the Republicans confuse the issue.

If you have moral convictions, you can keep them, just don't try to impose them on everybody else.

the HHS definition of religious employer contravenes the First Amendment by putting the Federal Government in the position of determining what parts of a bona fide religious organization are religious and what parts are secular.

I am also concerned about the process HHS used to issue the rule.

It would be a great loss to the Nation and the communities we serve if our hospitals were compelled by Federal law to forgo their religious mission and consciences in order to comply with the HHS contraceptive mandate.

the Federal Department of Health and Human Services forcing every single person in this country to pay for services that they may morally oppose.

Deny health insurance coverage that includes contraceptive services to millions of American women, that is wrong.

It is ironic that the proponents of the healthcare law talked about the need to expand access to services but the administration issues rules that could force providers to stop seeing patients because to do so could violate the core tenets…

This is exactly what the founders of this country sought to avoid by adopting the First Amendment to the Constitution.

The American people want this Congress to take action on long-term care and on so many other things.

We feel very strongly that this can be implemented. And we don't want to give up.

At this time I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Huelskamp). (Mr. HUELSKAMP asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I yield 1 minute to the distinguished vice chairman of the Health Subcommittee, the gentleman from Texas, Dr. Burgess.

A vast majority of Americans, regardless of whether they support or oppose abortion being legal, believe that the Federal Government should not be subsidizing abortions. Some on the other side are bringing up a red herring in an attempt to…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I am humbled to stand in this Chamber and engage in debate over such a critical matter as this. Like the civil rights movement, the pro-life cause has always been about one of…

At this time I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer).