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On the recordJune 22, 2022
Madam Speaker, as the Nation awaits the Supreme Court's official ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson, which many of us pray will overturn Roe v. Wade, we have witnessed a despicable wave of leftwing threats and violence against our judges, our churches, pro- life groups, and crisis pregnancy centers. Let's be very clear on this. Pregnancy centers are 100 percent noble and heroic organizations that proudly serve vulnerable mothers at their most critical time of need. They are an invaluable resource across America. Because these centers save lives and not end them, they find themselves under attack. Since May 2, the day Justice Alito's draft decision was leaked, there have been nearly 30 documented attacks on these centers, including, but not limited to: A pregnancy center in Madison, Wisconsin, torched by a Molotov cocktail on May 8. Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Center right here in Washington, D.C., vandalized with blood red paint on June 2. Pregnancy Resource Center in Buffalo, New York, firebombed on June 7. Pregnancy Resource Center in Gersham, Oregon, firebombed on June 10. And, of course, the attempted assassination of Justice Kavanaugh outside his home. Since May 2020, more than 130 acts of vandalism, or worse, have been committed across 29 States and the District of Columbia against pro- life Catholic properties alone.…
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Mike Kelly
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