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




                         EVERY LIFE IS PRECIOUS

  (Mr. EMMER of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I stand today in defense of 
innocent life. My wife Jacquie and I are blessed with seven wonderful 
children, each with their own unique gifts that they bring to the 
world.
  I am and always have been pro-life. I am also opposed to Federal 
funding of abortion.
  On January 6, the House sent the Restoring Americans' Healthcare 
Freedom Reconciliation Act to the President's desk. This bill would 
have made Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the 
United States, ineligible for much of the Federal funding it receives, 
instead reallocating those funds to provide for other women's health 
centers.
  Unfortunately, the President put politics ahead of policy and vetoed 
the bill. The fight is far from over.
  This year on the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, I join many 
Americans in mourning the death of the more than 56 million babies who 
have been lost. The bill passed by Congress is proof the American 
public is determined now more than ever to maintain the standard and 
principle that every life is precious and must be protected.

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