Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding and his work protecting life in this Nation. Mr. Speaker, taxpayers should not have to bear the abortion industry's financial burden directly or indirectly, and yet, every single year, the American people are forced to deposit $60 million into the bank account of Planned Parenthood, an organization that performs more than 300,000 abortions annually. Now, I understand that this money cannot be directly spent on abortions, and we have been successful in protecting taxpayers from funding these procedures through the Hyde amendment. But by subsidizing organizations like Planned Parenthood, which promote and perform abortions, taxpayers are propping up the abortion industry, and that is just not right. That is a burden that they should not have to bear. I know some will try to claim this move as damaging women's health, but that is false. The President's decision will not take a penny from women's health. Instead, it redirects those funds to clinics and centers that offer comprehensive life-affirming care to women from the moment of conception on. And in many areas, health centers like this far outnumber Planned Parenthood clinics. For example, in my home State of South Dakota, there are six federally qualified health centers operating in 45 service sites, but just one Planned Parenthood center. For decades, the abortion industry has tried to normalize this operation.…”