[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  PROTECTING THE NATURAL FAMILY IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR NATION TO PROSPER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Illinois (Mrs. Miller) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, for years we have witnessed a 
concerted effort by activists on the left to abolish the natural 
family.
  The natural family, a man and woman committed for life to each other 
and to their children, was ordained by God as the foundation of our 
society. The natural family is essential for our Nation to prosper 
because the family is the root of self-government, service, community, 
personal responsibility, and faith in God.
  That is why today I am launching the Congressional Family Caucus. The 
Congressional Family Caucus will serve to defend the natural family 
from attempts by the radical left to erode this core foundation of our 
society.
  The left advances abortion, fatherlessness, surgical castration, and 
atheism. These woke progressives attempt to diminish parental rights by 
eliminating parental consent and replacing families with the State.
  Families are the bedrock of our values and protectors of our youth. 
According to Deuteronomy 6, in the context of traditional family in the 
home, we are to diligently instruct our children to love God and to 
obey His commandments.
  I believe we have a moral obligation as servant Representatives to 
protect and to conserve the family. Families have made this country 
great. I am honored to be joined by Representative Diana Harshbarger 
from Tennessee and Representative Brian Babin from Texas in our efforts 
to protect the family.

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