[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 2 (Thursday, January 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H129-H130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        ABORTION CLINIC KILLINGS

  (Ms. FURSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FURSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great sadness, but with 
great outrage. Two more people have lost their lives because they work 
at abortion clinics. They were simply doing their job, and it was 
legal; yet lawlessness again prevailed, and another tragedy has 
occurred.
  I want to make it clear abortion is legal in this country, but murder 
is illegal and immoral. This violence is a coordinated effort. It is 
led by antiabortion extremists throughout the country, and 
unfortunately experts in my home State of Oregon say that it, Oregon, 
is a communication hub for fanning the flames of violence.
  In the last Congress I fought to pass the freedom of access to clinic 
entrances bill, which is now the law, and I call upon the law 
enforcement communities of this country to make sure that those who are 
exercising their legal right to work in abortion clinics and to have 
access to abortion, those rights must be protected. We must in this 
House set aside our partisan differences and protect our citizens.
              [[Page H130]] OFFERING PARTNERSHIP IN REFORM

  (Mr. NEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, we surely all learned during our campaigns that 
the American people, whether they are Republican, Democrat, or 
Independent, have the willingness to become involved in the energetic 
give and take of public debate. We saw that same energy on this floor 
for 13 hours yesterday come forth from both sides of the aisle. But 
when we looked at the final tally on that scoreboard up there, we had 
the support of our Democrat colleagues for our contract with the people 
of this country.
  Let me say, you can pick apart what we could not do yesterday. We can 
pick apart what you did not do when you had ample time over a period of 
years. However, that is not the direction that the people of this 
country want. There is time left to do other good things for the 
citizens of our country.
  We extend to this side of the aisle not a right hand, but both hands, 
for you to involve yourself with us for a partnership down the road to 
make other necessary changes for a better way of life for the people of 
this great country.


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