Providing for Consideration of H.R. Pregnant Students' Rights Act; Providing for Consideration of H.R. Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act; and Providing for Consideration of H. Res. Denouncing the Biden Administration's Open-Borders Policies, Condemning the National Security and Public Safety Crisis Along the Southwest Border, and Urging President Biden to End His Administration's Open-Borders Policies

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Mr. LANGWORTHY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Minnesota for yielding time to me now, but I am very disappointed to see my colleagues on the other side of the aisle stand up and defend President Biden's plan to restrict resources through TANF that, for many years, have provided help for expecting mothers and families who are facing uncertainty and hardship.

The legislation under the rule today, the Support Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, introduced by my good friend and colleague, Representative Fischbach, will protect access to these critical resources through pregnancy centers across the country that give vulnerable mothers a hand up when they need it the very most.

Yet the Biden administration is working to exclude these pregnancy centers from the TANF program and thereby restrict access for expecting mothers who need things like vitamins, diapers, classes, and transportation.

Pregnancy centers do so much to invest in our community. They are often the first stop for a mother who is dealing with an unplanned pregnancy and will help her assess her options, provide healthcare services, and support her after her child is born.

For those who choose life, pregnancy centers are a lifeline. The bottom line is this: Expectant mothers who qualify and need this hand up under TANF deserve any and all options and resources available to them, including the option to choose life and to pursue motherhood.

My colleagues keep saying that they want to support all women and their choices, but their support clearly wavers when it comes to mothers who have chosen life for their unborn child. I question the morality of an administration that seeks to restrict these resources in favor of pushing options that are more about promoting abortion services and less about simply helping families who are expecting.

Mr. Speaker, I thank, again, my colleague Representative Michelle Fischbach for her leadership on this important legislation, which I am a proud cosponsor.

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