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“I am prepared to close. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from 23 faith-based organizations and communities urging Members to reject H.R. 7; a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union urging Members to vote ``no'' on H.R. 7; a letter from 44 women's health, religious, and other advocacy organizations strongly opposed to H.R. 7; and a letter from the American Association of University Women urging Members to oppose H.R. 7. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, January 28, 2014 Dear Representative: As leaders of faith-based organizations and communities, we urge you to reject H.R. 7, a bill introduced as the so-called ``No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,'' which would harm a woman's health, economic security, and religious liberty by making coverage of abortion inaccessible in both public and private health plans. Enclosed is a statement of shared principles that compel us, together with 20 of our partner organizations from the faith community, to speak out against legislation like H.R. 7, which seeks to impose a narrowly-defined view of one religious viewpoint on every citizen, threatening the freedom of religion afforded to every individual by the U.S. Constitution. H.R. 7 is sponsored in the House by Rep. Chris Smith (NJ- 4).…”