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Scott Perry: “I thank the gentleman. Indeed, life is precious. It is a blessing. It is a gift. As a parent there is nothing like it.…”

On the recordMay 12, 2022
I thank the gentleman. Indeed, life is precious. It is a blessing. It is a gift. As a parent there is nothing like it. We have lamented these last 49 years in the loss of these innocent lives, and that our country could stand for that and support that; not only just support it, but go out and campaign for it with our tax dollars, with our rhetoric, with our policies around the globe. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the United States of America where you are guaranteed by our Creator, and ordained in the Constitution, the gift of life, the blessing of life, the first gift, the first blessing. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Clyde).
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Scott Perry
Republican · Pennsylvania
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May 12, 2022

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