[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 28 (Monday, February 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1620]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              NOMINATION OF DR. FOSTER FOR SURGEON GENERAL

  (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, the radical right opposes Dr. Foster's 
nomination for one reason, and one reason only: because he performed 
abortions.
  The other objections are just a smokescreen. This is not about Dr. 
Foster's credibility and it is not about hysterectomies. It is about 
the right to choose.
  The American people will not allow a narrow band of extremist special 
interest groups to derail Dr. Foster's nomination. The majority of 
Americans do not want the right to pick our Nation's next Surgeon 
General.
  The new anti-choice majority in Congress wants to use this nomination 
to take American women backward. They want to completely roll back the 
right to choose. This is just the opening round in that battle.
  Mr. Speaker, we will not back down. We will not tolerate the 
harassment of doctors, whether it occurs in front of clinics or on 
Capitol Hill. Dr. Foster is in this fight to the finish and he is going 
to win.

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