I was involved in the negotiation. I wrote the stupakpitts amendment. I know what the compromise is with the socalled executive order. Its full of loopholes. The Hyde Amendment does not apply to the Affordable Care act and i yield the balance of my time to the distinguished gentleman from pennsylvania another prolife champion, the time such as i may consume. He may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman om pennsylvani. Lyis recognized for two minutes. Mr. Kelly i thank the gentleman. Mo dam chair, make no mistake what madam chair, make no mistake what this debate is about. The real debate on the floor today is about life. Were talking about life on the in the peoples house, on the floor of the peoples house. Were talking about a gift from god. Were talking about something that was so well put into our declaration of independence talking about the life liberty and pursuit of happiness, the first rule being life. I understand theres a seris debate about that and there are times that people say, listen, were not really ready right now for this child. But mothers and unborn children have to be protected. In a nation that recoils as the news around the world at the news around the world at the loss of life and says this is horrible whats happening in syria this is horrible whats happening in the middle east this is horrible whats happening, we want to go there and rush to help people because there is a loss of life. And then in our own country we have turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to the lives of 56 million unborn children. These are lives that were lost that did not have to be lost. I know there is a law that says they have the right to make that decision. It may be legal but i dont think its right. As far as giving a gift to the half or million or million half a million or so people who are in washington today for the prolife march this is not a gift from the Republican Party to these people, this is a gift from the creator himself on reproduction. How we have demeaned this and reduced it down to a political discussion is absolutely abhorrent. Never, never has this country ever turned its back on the most vulnerable. I have been there for the birth of my four children. I have 10 grandchildren now. I have also held the hands of my mother, my father and my sister as they died. There is nothing more precious than life. There is just nothing more precious than that. I ask all my colleagues to vote in favor of h. R. 7, to answer the American People who say we do not want to fund abortion. End this debate and lets move forward. I thank you and i yield back my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. All time for debate has expired. Pursuant to House Resolution 42, the previous question is ordered on the bill. The question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. Those in favor say aye. Those opposedno. The ayes have it. Third reading. The clerk a bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from wisconsin seek recognition . Ms. Moore i have a motion to recommit at the desk. I am opposed to the bill in its current form. The speaker pro tempore gewan qlies the clk will report the motion. The clerk ms. Moore of wisconsin moves to recommit the bill, h. R. 7 to the committee on the judiciary, with instructions to report the same back to the house for thewith with the following amendment. Add forthwith with the following amendment. The speaker pro tempore for what purpo ds the gentlewon omenss sk recognition . Mrs. Blackburn i reserve a point of order against the resolution. The speaker pro tempore a point of order has been reserved. The clerk will read. The clerk title 3, rule of construction, section 301, protecting the medical privacy of women, including victims of rape an incest. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize any party to violate directly or indirectly the medical privacy of any woman, including the victims of rape or incest with respect to her choice or use of comprehensive Health Insurance coverage. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from wisconsin is recognized for five minutes in support of her motion. The gentlewoman is recognizeded. Recognized. Ms. Moore thank you very much, madam speaker. This is the final amendment to the bi a iwi not kill the bill, nor send it back to committee. If this amendment is adopted, it will immediately proceed to final passage if this bill were amended. As the clerk has indicated madam speaker this motion to recommit would merely protect the medical privacy of millions of women including those who are victims of rape and incest. It would ensure that nothing in h. R. 7 the underlying legislation could be construed to allow any entity to violate the medical privacy of any woman including these victims, when it comes to her choice of comprehensive health care services. Madam speaker we have heard a great debate here today and we have heard, madam speaker, the Majority Party insist that we need to codify the 1976 Hyde Amendment prohibiting poor women from having abortions. I can assure you that as we have looked over the past 42 years here on the anniversary of roe v. Wade we have seen that low income women, particularly women of color, have been disproportionately impacted by the very successful implementation of the Hyde Amendment. Women have been forced to choose between food and shelter. They have been forced to choose between the best interests of their health. And they have given birth on many occasions, even despite their poor health status, their poor economic status, their poor emotional status, to children who are poor. We have heard these data and statistics about the numbers of unborn persons as a result of abortion. We have not heard one single statistic about the numbers of children who are born in dire poverty. Only madam chair, to be humiliated in this chamber over and over again being called products of the culture of dependency and killed by cuts, death by a thousand cuts cuts to food stamps, cuts to w. I. C. , cuts to head start, cuts to educational opportunities. Death by a thousand cuts. We have not heard any on the other side speak about that misalignment. But what this legislation does, its not enough to stop low income women, poor women, particularly women of color, africanamericans asians, native american women, latinas its not enough to prevent them from abortions, some of them who have been have become pregnant because of rape and incest and forced trafficking, who have diabetes and other Underlying Health problems, thats not enough. This legislation is so nefarious and to try to prevent women who have been lucky enough to get a job in a Small Business, lucky enough to be able to afford to buy insurance, and use their own money to buy insurance, they have been lucky enough to do that, to prevent them by some extraneous nexus supposedly health care funded payments through the Affordable Care act , to seek this health care. This is really, really a backdoor approach to really trying to undermine the law of the land roe v. Wade. Many women, madam speaker, know on a personal level the history of shame and stigma that come forward when theyre trying to seek the best remedy for their lives at that time. For whatever reason that they need to have an abortion. I know personally, madam speaker, of young women who have been 13 years old and who have become victims of statutory rape. And the best solution for their lives at that time and for their health is an abortion. That their life is truly in danger. And this is the kind of bill that would prevent them from having that opportunity. Madam speaker i would hope that you would accept this motion to recommit and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker p tpo the gewan te s pid. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from tennessee seek recognition . Mrs. Blackburn thank yo madam speaker. I withdraw my point of order and i claim the time in opposition to the motion. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans point of order is withdrawn and the gentlewomans recognized for five minutes. Mrs. Blackburn thank you, madam speaker. You know, we have heard a lot of charges and accusations that are made by some of my colleagues as they have chosen to describe the bill before us today. H. R. 7. So i want to be clear about what the bill before us does do and does accomplish. This bill follows the long standing principle, as my colleague said going back to 1976. That principle that the American People and members from both sides of the aisle in both chambers of congress have supported for decades. And that is that taxpayer dollars should not be spent on abortions and abortion coverage. The vast majority of my colleagues voted for this exact same principle in countless appropriations bills. Including a bill that we passed out of this chamber last month. Yet today some members are fighting the widely shared belief that taxpayer dollars should not be used to take an innocent life. The bill before us today also provides much needed transparency regarding which health plans on the exchange pay for abortions. The Obama Administration promised to provide congress and the American People a list of plans in obamacare that covered abortion. Yet they refuse to live up to that promise. They forced congress to act and indeed the g. A. O. Has informed us 1036 plans include abortion coverage. There is no excuse no excuse to hide information about abortion coverage from the American People. 68 , a majority, vast majority of the American People believe there should be no taxpayer money used for abortion and abortion coverage. H. H. S. Has forced congress to act on this issue. The commonsense transparency requirement that is in h. R. 7 is needed and it is supported by all members. So thats what this bill is about. Following an established bipartisan principle and providing transparency. I urge my colleagues, each and every one, to vote to protect life, to vote to protect taxpayer dollars and promote transparency by rejecting the motion to recommit and supporting the underlying bill. I yield back the bal coming up the march for life rally on the anniversary of the roe versus wade decision. Leaders from around the world in politics philanthropy, and business our meeting in switzerland our meeting in. Most in switzerland. John kerry addressing the forum. He met with the Prime Ministers in london on thursday. We will have live coverage at 10 40 eastern. Here are some of our featured programs for this weekend. On cspan two, saturday night at 10 00, former governor Mike Huckabee on americas political and cultural landscape. Sunday night at 11 00 gillian investigates Lyndon Johnson and the great society. 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Every life is a gift. We are here because we believe that every life is a gift, a gift to be cherished and protected. Before we begin, let us join together in the pledge of allegiance, led this year, by Daniel Tillson from the knights of columbus counsel at george mason university. [cheering] i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, daniel. In thanksgiving for the great collaborative witness of the Roman Catholic and orthodox bishops offering our opening prayer each year, i would like to welcome to the podium, the most reverend joseph kirtz, the Roman Catholic arch bishop of louisville [cheering and applause]. He also served as the president of the United States congress of catholic bishops. Arch bishop kirtz will be joined on stage together with his brother, Roman Catholic bishops, as well as the Greek Orthodox diocese of america, the Orthodox Church of american, the christian arch diocese of north america and the serbient Orthodox Church of north and south america. Your excellencies. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for standing up for life. My dear friends, it is my humble privilege to open this march for life rally in prayer with the great assistance of my orthodox brother bishops and my catholic brother bishops as a sign of our unity in an effort to uphold the dignity of every human life, the orthodox, and catholic bishops take turns each year leading this joint opening prayer, and so i ask you to join me as i say, let us pray. Heavenly father, we stand before you this day and ask your blessings on this National March for life. We thank you for each and every pilgrim who has made the trip to our nations capitol, help us to be joyful witnesses to the gospel of life, not just today, but at every moment of our lives. Guide us to be loving and welcoming, even to those who might ardently disagree with us, in particular, father, help us to be compassionate to anyone suffering from the loss of a child through abortion. May we be a bridge that connects them to hope and healing that can be found in you alone, direct all of our thoughts, our words and actions this day to be effective in defending the lives of unborn children. Help us to be missionaries of peace. The lord bless you and keep you. The lord let his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The lord look upon you kindly and give you peace, amen. Thank you, arch bishop kirtz. When i look out in the enormous crowd, i see a tide turning in america. Hundreds of thousands of you have come to washington to make a difference and to deliver a profound message, every life is a gift. The march for life is getting bigger and younger every year. History is on our side, because history is always on the side of those who fight for Human Dignity and human life. We are here because we know the truth. We know that every life is a gift, and we know this truth is not just a catholic thing or an evangelical thing or a jewish thing or a mormon thing. Of course, its all those things, but its also a human thing. [cheering and applause]. Every human is a gift, and so we march. We march in what has become the largest human rights demonstration in the world. We march because we have the courage to think for ourselves and to face the truth about human life. We march because the little lives matter, the lives of babies matter. Vulnerable, imperfect lives matter. We march to be the voice of those who do not have a voice. We march because the march for life is their voice. Their voice in washington and around the world. We march because every life is a gift. Our goal at the march for life is not only to come together once a year but to connect with you 365 days a year, and to work with you every day to build a culture of life. There are extraordinary things happening at the march for life, and all of this is taking place under the skillful guidance of one of the most dynamic, young, prolife leaders in america. Please join me in welcoming that leader, the president of the march for life, Jeanne Monahan mansini. Good afternoon what do you all think of this weather . Its impressive, huh . All right. Well, i have to say, it is, as always, such an honor to be here with all of you. Its an honor and joy, and some of you have traveled a lot farther than me this morning. Im so grateful for so many of you who have come internationally, who have come from all over the country, who have really made a pilgrimage to the march for life. Thank you. [cheering and applause]. You all know our theme this year. Its every life is a gift. And i want to make two points about that. I want you to remember these points. The first one, this is a little sad, and stick with me, and were going to talk about why were here, right. In our country, in the United States of america, every single year, 1. 1 million babies are lost to abortion. One out of every five babies is aborted in our country. Its a 19 abortion rate. For babies that receive a difficult prenatal diagnosis, Something LikeDowns Syndrome, an encephaly, spine abifidathat, rate goes up to 85 . So heres what im telling you, eight or nine out of 10 babies that have a serious disability are aborted in our country. And you know what . Thats just wrong, isnt it. The truth of the matter is that every life is a gift. Every life is a gift, regardless of if we have a disability or not. And lets be honest. All of us have disabilities. Some of us are a little more obvious than others, but no ones perfect. Were really missing out on an entire population of people so at the march of life, we want to focus on the inherent beauty in every life. Theres an irony, our country is celebrating a wonderful thing this year, its called the americans with disability act, the a. D. A. Its the 25th anniversary of that signing. So theres this irony, that in this day and age when there are more resources to people available with disabilities in our country, its less likely that those people will be actually carr