Cramer Walks with North Dakota Students in National March for Life

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Today Congressman Kevin Cramer joined hundreds of North Dakota students walking in the national March for Life in Washington, D.C. Shanley High School in Fargo was chosen to carry the lead banner in the annual pro-life walk, which began at 1:00pm near the Washington monument and progressed toward the U.S. Capitol building along Constitution Avenue.

More than 300 students from Shanley, along with hundreds of students from other North Dakota middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities, were a part of the rally. Shanley students said it was a rare honor for their school to carry the lead banner in a national rally which expected more than 500,000 participants.

"For us it really means the world, it's literally our banner year. Only 41 other groups have gotten to do this, so it's a very small amount of people. I think it's the greatest honor we could ever have given to our school group," said Andrew Hollingsworth, an officer of Shanley Teens for Life.

"This is my fourth March for Life. I started at Trinity High School my senior year, and I've been coming ever since," said Sierra Roshau, President of the University of Mary Collegians for Life. "We got a big group this year to come out, there are about 40 of us on the trip. We all just believe that it's an important issue and we are standing firm in it."

Congressman Cramer met up with the North Dakota walkers shortly after casting his vote in favor of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which establishes a statutory prohibition on federal funding for abortion.

"I'm so honored to be standing here with some students from Fargo Shanley High School, having marched with the group," said Cramer. "Some 800 North Dakotans are with us here on Constitution Avenue. We just passed in the House of Representatives, just moments ago, a bill that codifies into law, permanent law that is, that no abortions can be funded with federal taxpayer dollars. This has been a regular issue in Congress. Every year in the appropriations process we've been able stop federal funding, but this actually makes it permanent law."

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