[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2032]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    INFRINGING UPON RELIGIOUS RIGHTS

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. I rise today in support of freedom and 
liberty, the basic principles our country was founded upon. It's a sad 
day for America when our President infringes upon our religious rights, 
a fundamental right protected by the First Amendment.
  The President announced he will make a so-called accommodation on the 
ObamaCare rule requiring religiously affiliated organizations to offer 
insurance plans that cover contraception.
  Even though the President slightly backtracked his attack on 
religious freedom, he did not go far enough. The new rule still 
mandates that religious organizations with moral objections will be 
forced to act against their religious beliefs.
  This is not about health care; it's about our rights under the First 
Amendment. And this is yet another example of why we must repeal 
ObamaCare in its entirety, adhere to the basic tenets of our 
Constitution, and stop the administration's severe overreach. The 
sooner we repeal ObamaCare, the sooner we restore freedom and liberty 
to all Americans.

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