[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 16, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H616]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             MARCH FOR LIFE

  (Mr. RUTHERFORD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. RUTHERFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 46th 
annual March for Life.
  In Congress, I believe I have the responsibility to support life 
beginning at conception, which is why I voted last Congress to defend 
life and defund Planned Parenthood. However, I am disheartened this 
legislative body continues to funnel taxpayer money to the abortion 
industry.
  The often repeated talking point that Planned Parenthood exists as a 
woman's health organization has now been refuted by its very own 
president. She had this to say about Planned Parenthood: ``Our core 
mission is providing, protecting, and expanding access to abortion and 
reproductive healthcare.''
  Madam Speaker, I am a proud cosponsor of the Defund Planned 
Parenthood Act, which reroutes Federal dollars to community health 
centers, where women can still get the care they need while protecting 
the sanctity of life. An organization whose core mission has taken the 
lives of 61 million unborn children should not be receiving taxpayer 
funds.

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