[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 172 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E924]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. GREG PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 2, 2020

  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, on Friday, October 2, 2020, I was not 
recorded for roll call vote 217 and 218. Had I been present, I would 
have voted NAY on the Adoption of H. Res. 1153, Condemning unwanted, 
unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, 
informed consent and YEA on the Adoption of H. Res. 1154, Condemning 
QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theory it promotes.
  I strongly condemn the performance of medical procedures without 
informed consent. If true, these heinous acts deserve swift and 
appropriate punishment. The allegations raised in this resolution, 
however, remain unconfirmed as investigations by the Inspector General 
at the Department of Homeland Security are still underway. I cannot 
support this resolution that assumes the facts are true prior to the 
outcome of complete investigations. Furthermore, as a man of faith, I 
am unapologetically pro-life and cannot support this resolution that 
implicitly supports abortion. We must always stand for life and protect 
the most vulnerable around us.
  While I support H. Res. 1154, I am disheartened to see the Majority 
refuse to name similar leftwing groups, like Antifa, as a part of the 
problem. I fully denounce all such groups and their destruction of 
public and private property in our communities.

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