On the recordMay 12, 2021
This past weekend, we celebrated Mother's Day, a day for families across our great Nation to honor our mothers. God has blessed me with a wife, the mother of our three beautiful children, including two daughters. My own mother, Lala, has instilled in me the values I am proud to cherish today, including my faith and belief in family. My mother, who is almost 80 years old, fled Communist Cuba under the Castro regime and is now a proud American. Her love of country inspires me each day. Mother's Day was founded by West Virginia native Anna Jarvis in 1908. But the radical left, including some Members of Congress, have begun referring to mothers as ``birthing people.'' NARAL, the pro-choice lobbying group, tweeted on May 6: ``When we talk about birthing people, we are being inclusive. It is that simple.'' The canceling of the term ``mother'' actually began here in the Congress when Speaker Pelosi changed the House Rules package and eliminated the words ``mother,'' ``father,'' ``son,'' and ``daughter,'' and replaced them with ``parent'' and ``child.'' It defies common sense that the cancel culture and some Members of Congress would seek to cancel the term ``mother.'' It is wrong that we cannot celebrate mothers on the House floor. All mothers play an important role. ____________________
