March for Life

Floor Speech

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Mr. BERGMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to be here with my colleagues who believe so fervently in doing the right thing because if you seek your wisdom from above, you will always do the right thing. I appreciate Mr. Smith's leadership.

As we stand here remembering the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, I want to remind my colleagues that standing for life--and I repeat, standing for life--has historically been a bipartisan effort. Example, the Hyde amendment, especially across Michigan's First District.

Since coming to Congress, I am proud to have stood shoulder to shoulder with my constituents as we collectively raise our voice, and our vote, for those who have neither.

The very first inalienable right described in the Declaration of Independence is the right to life.

As a Member of Congress I have always and will always continue to fight to correct that right for the born and the unborn.

Protecting life isn't an issue of division. In fact, it is one of unity.

We must all work together to enact better policies and build stronger communities that create a culture of life.

Together, we can create a Nation that honors life and upholds the self-evident truth that every life is precious and must be protected.

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his leadership.

I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Johnson), a distinguished attorney before coming to Congress and number four in the line of leadership in the Republican Party.

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