[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              POLL REVEALS AMERICAN WOMEN ARE CONSERVATIVE

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to share with my colleagues 
the results of a recent poll conducted by the Princeton Research 
Association for the Center for Gender Equity.
  Mr. Speaker, the poll found that 53 percent of the females who 
responded thought abortion should be allowed only in cases of rape, 
incest, and to save the life of the mother. This is up from 45 percent 
in 1996.
  Forty-one percent believe the issues that the Christian Coalition 
stands for would improve the lives of women, compared with 18 percent 
who said the group's issues make the lives of women worse.
  Seventy-five percent said religion is very important in their lives, 
compared to 69 percent just two years ago. And 46 percent said 
politicians should be guided by religious values, compared to 32 
percent six years ago.
  To quote my former colleague, Randy Tate, ``We are the mainstream. 
When two-thirds of American women agree with our agenda, even when they 
are asked by a liberal organization about us in their own poll, that is 
all the proof anyone needs.''
  I call these statistics to my colleagues' attention. I think it shows 
that American women are moving in a conservative stream.

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