Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, there are a lot of strong women on this side of the aisle who beg to differ, including the lead author of the legislation. I would note that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle refuse to focus on the main point, which is ``born alive.'' We are talking about, again, a fellow living human being, a fellow American who is alive. My colleagues don't want to address that because they know the horrors of that will not be accepted by the American people. We are just simply saying that when you have a living human being, it should be protected and be given the same equal protection as any other American. The fact of the matter is this is real life that we are dealing with. Mr. Speaker, 284 babies were reported to have been born alive between 1997 and 2024. Florida alone reported 14 babies born alive in 2023. This is a real issue. We are just simply saying that these precious babies, fellow Americans, deserve protection because they are alive. Under the Hippocratic oath, doctors should care for these living, fellow Americans. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”