[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 406-407]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                SANCTITY AND DIGNITY OF EVERY HUMAN LIFE

  (Mr. POMPEO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Speaker, during his visit this September, less than 
20 feet from where I stand, Pope Francis stood before this Congress and 
encouraged us ``to protect, by means of the law, the image and likeness 
fashioned by God on every human face.'' Throughout my time representing 
the people of Kansas, I have fought to defend the sanctity and dignity 
of every human life and to honor this Papal admonition.
  Next week, on January 22, the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 
decision in Roe v. Wade, hundreds of young people from all across 
Kansas will come together at the March for Life, united in their 
mission to advocate for the unborn. They will come from Kapaun Mt. 
Carmel High School, from Bishop Carroll High School, from Conaway 
Springs, from Colwich, from Chanute, and from all across the Fourth 
District of Kansas.
  I am proud that despite the millions of abortions that have been 
performed in the United States since Roe, that these young people 
remain steadfast in their efforts to end this unspeakable violence 
which has acted as a scourge against the unborn for far too long.
  As these young people march on America's front lawn, the National 
Mall, I am encouraged that together we

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can secure the right for the life of the unborn and end a practice that 
runs contrary to the most sacred principles on which this Nation was 
founded.

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