[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONDEMNING RECENT ATTACKS ON PRO-LIFE FACILITIES, GROUPS, AND CHURCHES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
New York (Ms. Tenney) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. TENNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Con. Res. 3, 
condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and 
churches.
  New York is home to so many compassionate and committed pro-life 
pregnancy centers, such as CompassCare in Amherst, New York, and 
CareNet Centers dotted around New York State.
  Pro-life pregnancy centers across our State and our country provide 
women with critical care, such as free pregnancy tests, pre-natal care, 
referrals, education, mentoring, and material support, including 
diapers, car seats, and clothing. They also provide love and support to 
these women in a time of need. From 2016 to 2020, these pregnancy 
centers saved over 800,000 lives by providing a compassionate 
alternative to abortion.
  Tragically, on June 7, 2022, a CompassCare facility in western New 
York was maliciously firebombed by a violent anti-abortion group called 
Jane's Revenge. The perpetrators left graffiti: ``Jane was here.'' 
Those responsible have still not been held accountable.
  Unfortunately, this was not an isolated incident. Over 100 pro-life 
facilities and churches were attacked in 2022 alone.
  I was honored to join CompassCare's CEO, Reverend Jim Harden, and the 
CompassCare team at its reopening just a few months after the violent 
attack. As Reverend Harden said best, CompassCare now has 21st century 
telehealth tools to compete head-on with the billion-dollar abortion 
empire by reaching and serving every woman in America.

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  Pro-life pregnancy centers play a key role in helping pregnant women 
all across the country, but Democrat leadership has been silent on the 
unprecedented amount of violence leveled against these compassionate 
advocates for life. House Republicans are united in our condemnation of 
the political violence these wonderful caregivers and those who choose 
life have always faced.
  I am proud to support H. Con. Res. 3, condemning the recent attacks 
on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches; and I will not back down 
to violent extremists.

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