Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I rise in support of H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act. Doesn't that name really say it all, the ``Protect Life Act''? Historically, the Federal funding of abortion has been restricted. Time and time and time again, an overwhelming majority of Americans has indicated that they oppose the Federal funding of abortion. Go all the way back to 1976. Congress has repeatedly passed the Hyde amendment. What does it do? It ensures that no Federal Government dollars are used to pay for elective abortion or insurance plans that provide elective abortion under Medicaid. Unfortunately, the insurance plan that was forced through Congress this last session would now allow Federal funds to subsidize, to basically support and pay for, abortions on demand in America for the very first time since 1976. So the Hyde amendment, as it stands today, only extends to HHS. The Obama health care plan, what does it do? It exploits that loophole. As the law now stands, the government can literally force that federally funded and private health care providers cover abortion under the guise of family planning or pregnant women services or countless other euphemisms. My friends on the other side of the aisle will say, Well, that's incorrect because President Obama signed an Executive order to bar abortion funding. No. Members on both sides of the aisle know that pointing to an Executive order is disingenuous at best.…”