[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H3421-H3422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           MAJORITY WILL NOT ALLOW AMENDMENT ON UNWED MOTHERS

  (Mr. VOLKMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. VOLKMER. Mr. Speaker, I have here before you a copy of the rule 
on H.R. 4, and the amendments that are 
[[Page H3422]] proposed to be allowed. Here we go again, another very 
restrictive rule that we should all oppose and vote against. It does 
not permit an amendment and many other Members, the gentleman from New 
Mexico just addressed one amendment.
  The gentleman from California [Mr. Stark] and I were going to offer 
an amendment which is supported by the National Right to Life, 
supported by the Catholic Bishops Conference and is also supported by 
other groups that are opposed to this legislation.
  This basically, this legislation, H.R. 4, the provisions in it 
promote abortions for unmarried young ladies under the age of 18. We 
just want to offer an amendment to correct that. We are not allowed 
that amendment.
  Therefore, it is very apparent to me that the chairman of the 
Committee on Rules, other members of the Committee on Rules and the 
Members of the majority party wish to promote abortions as a way to 
reduce children to unwed mothers.

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