[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 160 (Monday, October 24, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1913-E1914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            PROTECT LIFE ACT

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                               speech of

                           HON. VIRGINIA FOXX

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 13, 2011

  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I find it unbelievable that our colleagues 
across the aisle could make the comments that they are making about the 
Protect Life Act. H.R. 358 takes away no protections from women in this 
country. It does not take away any rights from women. It is not 
extreme.
  In fact, 77 percent of the people in this country are opposed to 
taxpayer funding for abortions. H.R. 358 makes it absolutely certain 
that we are not going to use taxpayer money to pay for abortions, even 
under what has become known as ObamaCare. This bill is not outside the 
mainstream. As the poll I referenced indicates, it is well within the 
mainstream. It is our colleagues across the aisle who have fallen 
outside the mainstream. They represent 23 percent of the people in this 
country who want to see taxpayer funding for abortions. That is by 
definition outside the mainstream.
  And talk about dilatory--the whole point of order is dilatory. It is 
an effort on their part to simply bring up issues that are irrelevant. 
And in many cases, the points made are not true.
  Our friends across the aisle say we should be dealing with the jobs 
bill. Well, Madam Speaker, let me point out to our colleagues that not 
one of them who spoke, not one of them who gave 1-minute on the jobs 
bill, have cared to be cosponsors of the jobs bill. The jobs bill, 
which President Obama has been asking the Congress to pass, was 
defeated in the Senate.
  It was introduced in the House by one Member, and he even placed a 
caveat on the bill indicating that it was introduced ``by request.'' 
That means as a courtesy to the President. No other Member across the 
aisle chose to cosponsor that bill. If they were so eager to get that 
bill passed, Madam Speaker, you would think that they would become 
cosponsors of the bill.
  We are doing a lot on our side of the aisle to create jobs. We are 
doing our best to reduce spending and to reduce rules and regulations: 
that will create jobs in this country.
  New spending by the Federal Government won't create jobs. We know 
that from the stimulus bill that was passed in 2009.

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  And for my colleagues across the aisle who say that this is a 
misogynist bill, nobody has ever fought more for the rights of women 
than I have. However, 50 percent of the unborn babies that are being 
aborted are females. So the misogyny comes from those who promote the 
killing of unborn babies. That's where the misogyny comes in, Madam 
Speaker. It doesn't come in from our trying to protect taxpayers' money 
from being spent on killing unborn children.

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