Nancy Mace

And there is no time like the present to be having this conversation because kids are still suffering from what we put them through in COVID-19, aka virtual school, which was an absolute abject failure for our students across the country.

Legislatures and school boards are directly accountable to voters and to the parents of students attending local schools.

Our state and local government can and should make informed decisions and choices about curriculum for our students.

We can be the nation that rolls back the clock, that rolls back the rights of women, and that strips them of their very liberty, or we can be the nation of choice, the nation where every woman can make her own choice.

Women's rights are human rights. Reproductive healthcare is healthcare. Medical decisions should be made by women and those that they trust, not politicians and officials.

Last fall, the House voted to pass the Women's Health Protection Act which would codify many of the rights enshrined in Roe v. Wade and Casey.

I would suggest that our Republican colleagues and particularly Mitch McConnell have already exercised undue influence on the Supreme Court's decision by packing the Court with far-right justices.

Some of our colleagues have suggested that the purpose of this hearing is to pressure the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs' case.

The vast majority of Americans understand that reproductive health decisions are complex and should be made by a woman and those she's close to.

I had the freedom to make that decision on my own terms after I completed years of college, law school, a judicial clerkship, and legal training.

Ultimately, I am sure that Abe Lincoln is as right about the 21st century as he was about the 19th century. We are not going to be able to endure half free and half controlled by the government.

I would not trust even the best politicians to make those judgments for my daughters, much less would I trust the politicians who are fighting to criminalize abortion in all cases with no exceptions even for violent rape or incest across…

Aviation is at the forefront of innovation to become--and is--one of the safest, most reliable modes of transportation in the world today.

I urge the support of my colleagues on this bill honoring Lance Corporal Tucker, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge my colleagues to support this bill honoring one of the most decorated U.S. Army soldiers in the history of our country, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge my colleagues to support this bill honoring Specialist Johnson, who was the first Vietnam war casualty from Pickens County, South Carolina. Welcome home, Specialist Johnson. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge my colleagues to support this bill honoring Easley, South Carolina native and American hero, Private First Class Austin. I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank my colleagues for giving a voice to thousands of women who don't have one with this postal-naming bill tonight. I support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Now more than ever, the cyber workforce of our Federal agencies needs to be well equipped to address the constant threats we face. By expanding cyber rotation programs under this bill, we will help Federal agencies gain valuable experience…

I also want to again recognize my colleagues, Representatives Neguse and Franklin, who crafted the House companion legislation, H.R. 5962. I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I'm someone who -- I am pro-life, but I do support exceptions for rape.

I am pro-life, but I do support exceptions for rape.

I'm pro-life, but I do support exceptions for rape.

I hope that we can have a broader discussion of how keeping our kids out of schools has actually harmed them over the last two years.