The Senator from Washington was saying we are restricting someone's right by not paying for an abortion, which posits the interesting question that right now comes with a guarantee that the Government will pay for that right. We have freedom of speech guaranteed in the Constitution. Does the Government pay for someone who wants to speak? Do the taxpayers pay to put them on television if they want to speak? Mr. DeWINE. The answer is no.
Discussing government funding for abortion rights during a Senate debate.
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