[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 545 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 545

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Dr. Joycelyn 
Elders be called upon to resign her position as Surgeon General of the 
                             United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 1994

  Mr. Crane (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
  Hefley, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Roth, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bachus of 
 Alabama, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Archer, Mrs. Bentley, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Sam 
 Johnson of Texas, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. Stearns) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
                              and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Dr. Joycelyn 
Elders be called upon to resign her position as Surgeon General of the 
                             United States.

Whereas Joycelyn Elders, M.D., Surgeon General of the United States, has in her 
        official capacity made the following statements:
            ``I would hope that we would provide them (prostitutes) Norplant so 
        they could still use sex if they must to buy their drugs.'' (Washington 
        Times 6/27/93)
            ``And I do feel that we would markedly reduce our crime rate if 
        drugs were legalized.'' (Washington Post 12/8/93)
            ``When we say `legalize', I'm really talking about control. We 
        (could) have doctors or clinics set up where addicts can get their drugs 
        free or pay one dollar.'' (Washington Times 6/2/94)
            When asked at the sentencing hearing of her son for selling cocaine, 
        whether he would commit more crimes, Dr. Elders responded ``I don't feel 
        that was a crime.''
            ``It's a power struggle between the haves and the have-nots, the 
        rich and the poor and them and us. It's not about abortion. It's about 
        power . . . there's no social or economic freedom without reproductive 
        freedom.'' (Arkansas Democrat Gazette 1/19/92)
            ``We have driver's ed for our kids. We've taught them what to do in 
        the front seat of the car, but not what to do in the back seat.'' 
        (National Commission on Children 4/2/93)
            ``Sex is a healthy part of our being, whether it is homosexual or 
        heterosexual.'' (Washington Times 6/23/94): Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Dr. Joycelyn Elders has consistently and publicly advocated practices 
and behaviors contrary to United States law and contrary to the overall 
health and well-being of society in general. Therefore, the House of 
Representatives calls on the President to ask for the resignation of 
Dr. Joycelyn Elders from the position of Surgeon General of the United 
States.
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