[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             MARCH FOR LIFE

  Mr. THUNE. Madam President, before I close, I want to take a moment 
to recognize those South Dakotans participating in the virtual March 
for Life tomorrow.
  We have gotten used to saying ``it is going to be a little different 
this year'' during the pandemic, and that applies to the March for Life 
as well. Usually, tens of thousands of Americans travel to Washington, 
DC, every January to participate in the march--Americans from every 
State in the union, of every political persuasion, of every religion or 
none at all--all united by their commitment to defending the dignity 
and value and humanity of the unborn child.
  This year the march will be virtual, but pro-life Americans will 
still be united in spirit. To all of those South Dakotans virtually 
marching tomorrow and to all those Americans everywhere united in the 
pro-life cause, thank you. Thank you for standing--standing up every 
year on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.
  Most of all, thank you for everything that you do throughout the 
year, because the biggest work of the pro-life movement happens outside 
of the March for Life. It happens in churches around America, where 
congregations collect money to support prenatal care for pregnant women 
in need or gather diapers and baby supplies to give to struggling 
mothers. It happens on college campuses, where pro-life students 
educate their peers about the reality of abortion. It happens in crisis 
pregnancy centers, where moms and dads facing unplanned pregnancies are 
met with resources and love and support. It happens at maternity homes, 
where single moms get the support they need to have their babies and to 
build job skills or get an education.
  Every day, you are building a culture of life in this country with 
your work and your political action and your prayers. I know that is 
not always easy, but the race is not to the swift nor the strong. It is 
to those who endure, and I am confident that, sooner or later, right 
and justice will prevail because we have the truth on our side--the 
truth that every human being, no matter how old or how young, no matter 
the race or the color of their skin, no matter their religion or 
political persuasion, is created in the image and likeness of God and 
has infinite dignity and worth.
  So keep standing up for the babies, and tomorrow I will be joining my 
prayers with yours that one day soon the right to life of unborn human 
beings will be protected in law.
  May God bless you all.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Booker). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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