On the recordJanuary 7, 2016
Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today in memory of the 43rd anniversary of the Supreme Court's tragic decision in Roe v. Wade. Since Roe v. Wade, we have lost 57 million innocent lives. May God rest their souls. That is an astounding and absolutely heart-numbing loss. Countless lives have been impacted by abortion. Each one of those 57 million children had a future destroyed by abortion. Even Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff known as Roe, revealed in 1995 that she had, in fact, become pro-life and is now a vocal opponent of abortion and the abortion industry. Mr. Speaker, the sanctity of human life must be protected. We have a duty to protect the lives of all Americans, especially the most helpless and innocent of all, the unborn. I stand with the thousands of Americans who will soon gather on The Washington Mall to serve as the voice of 57 million unborn babies whose lives were tragically taken through abortion. ____________________
