I was duly impressed with the statement and position of my chairman, but I find it hard to believe it is on this bill because this bill is not a bill that should be passed. This bill is an affront to the judges of this country, to the…

That is the amazing thing. This bill that has come up-- that will come up tomorrow, I guess--never went to committee. In fact, it was kind of just sprung on us on Monday, and they didn't even get the language straight until maybe Tuesday…

Thank you very much for the time, and thank you for scheduling this important hour, Special Order. Madam Speaker, this issue is extremely important to women, to men, to the Constitution, and to progress, and this week has been…

In 1963, President Kennedy, who served in this Chamber, spoke at American University about preventing nuclear war and that to do so it was necessary to deal with our most feared and distrusted enemy at the time, the Soviet Union, as…

This hearing is about a woman's right to choose.

For God's sake, is this who we truly are?

I say fund Planned Parenthood. It does not deliver abortions with Federal funds.

I appreciate what fetal tissue can do. Alzheimer's is an issue that is very important to many in America...

It is a basic test of our humanity and who we are as a human family.

But for me, Planned Parenthood is part of my DNA. It is one of the finest organizations in this country.

And I support Roe v. Wade.

The city of Memphis lost one of its most outstanding citizens on Sunday evening. D'Army Bailey, who had served as a judge in circuit court for nearly two decades, was a national figure, recognized for such in The New York Times yesterday…