[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 81 (Thursday, May 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         AMERICANS ARE STUNNED

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, it is not often that America seems to 
be stunned by an action of this Government. They may be disappointed, 
they may disagree, but I can assure you they may not be stunned.
  In the leak of the Supreme Court decision, America overall, over 70 
percent, are stunned by the idea that women no longer are equal in this 
Nation, they do not have women's rights, human rights, or reproductive 
rights.
  The tragedy for those of us who are lawyers, who understand the 
Constitution, is that when settled law has been announced, that is your 
belief. To see that that is no longer the standard of the highest court 
in the land, we are stunned and, yes, we are frightened.
  Roe v. Wade must be codified, reproductive rights must be protected, 
and the anti-vigilante stalking bill, to stop individuals from stalking 
women who are simply seeking healthcare and abortion, should be passed 
by the House of Representatives. We must stand for human rights and 
women's rights.

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