[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION ACT

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                               speech of

                            HON. STEVE KING

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 4, 2011

  Mr. KING of Iowa. Madam Speaker, today Members of this House took 
part in a debate that addressed the issue of using taxpayer dollars to 
fund abortions. As an original cosponsor of this legislation, I commend 
Mr. Smith from New Jersey for his conviction in bringing this bill to 
the floor and for his leadership in the pro-life movement. Today, our 
debate extends the legacy of Congressman Henry J. Hyde, who was 
passionately pro-life and helped lay the foundation for the victory we 
celebrate today with the passage of H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for 
Abortion Act.
  In light of this debate, I think we should all take time to reflect 
on a bold statement made by Mr. Hyde, a statement that was printed in 
the program at his funeral. I attended Congressman Hyde's funeral and 
was touched by the wisdom of his words. He said, ``When the time comes 
as it surely will, when we face that awesome moment, the final 
judgment, I've often thought, as Fulton Sheen wrote, that it is a 
terrible moment of loneliness. You have no advocates, you are there 
alone standing before God, and a terror will rip through your soul like 
nothing you can imagine. But I really think that those in the pro-life 
movement will not be alone. I think there will be a chorus of voices 
that have never been heard in this world but are heard beautifully and 
clearly in the next world, and they will plead for everyone who has 
been in this movement. They will say to God, `Spare him because he 
loved us,' and God will look at you and say not `Did you succeed?' but 
`Did you try?' '' I hope we find comfort in knowing that yes, we are 
trying. We are fighting to defend and protect innocent human life, and 
we will not stop until every life--born and unborn--is protected.

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