House Proceeding on Jan 7th, 2009 :: 2:22:00 to 2:25:35
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Paul Braun, Jr.: my understanding that my hour has elapsed. i yield any remaining time back to the chair. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. without objection, the gentleman from georgia is recognized for five minutes. >> i request unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: wok. mr. price: thank you, mr.

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Speech By: Paul Braun, Jr.

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Paul Braun, Jr.: speaker. i believe there's ngreater moral issue that america -- mr. broun: i believe there's no greater issue than the killing of 4,000 baby every day through abortion. god cannot and will not continue to bless america while we're killing those innocent unborn children. as we ring in the new year and

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Paul Braun, Jr.: begin the 111th congress, the need to protect the unborn remains front and center in the national political debate. each year in keeping with my promise to my constituents and many around the country, that the first bill i will introduce provides constitutional protections to unborn children.

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Paul Braun, Jr.: today, i'm honored to introduce the sanctity of human life act, h.r. 227, that defines life beginning at fertilization with the creation of a human zygote a one-celled human being. as a physician, i understand the medical and scientific truths that life begins at

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Paul Braun, Jr.: fertilizatio i also understand that the entire abogs debate rests on the decision -- abortion debate rests on the decision of when life begins. that's why my bill, among other things, says unequivocally that at the moment of fertilization,

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Paul Braun, Jr.: when the spermatozoa enters and forms the zygote that a human life begins and must be protected under law. as james madison wrote, the form of our government must be, quote, reconcilable with the fundamental principles of the revolution. the american revolution. first among those principles is the right to life. if a nation will not protect

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Paul Braun, Jr.: the most innocent of human beings, who will we protect. concerned citizens and lawmakers must keep this fundamental principle in mind as we work fervently to protect the rights of unborn children. when i was full-time doctor, prior to coming to congress, i served on the board of

2:24:39 to 2:25:00( Edit History Discussion )

Paul Braun, Jr.: directors for a crisis pregnancy cent for the inner city atlanta, georgia. we were fighting to save babies of underprivileged moms, many black moms, in atlanta. from a statistical standpoint, more black babies are being killed proportionally through

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Paul Braun, Jr.: abortion, than are white bies. weere working to save those children. i'm using the tools that my constituents have blessed me with to protect life and give constitutional protections to the innocent unborn. my bill, the sanctity of human life act gives republicans and democrats alike who cherish

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Paul Braun, Jr.: life an opportunity to protect and defend the innoc most defenseless among us. we need to pass the sanctity of human life act and i encourage my colleagues to get on this