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Defund Planned Parenthood

Floor Speech

Date: July 29, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Reproduction

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Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, I stand here profoundly disappointed that the House will leave town today without taking a vote on my legislation to defund Planned Parenthood.

Over the past 2 weeks, we have all seen the gruesome videos showing the heartless depravity of this organization. We have issued statements; we have made passionate floor speeches; and we have pledged action. Now our constituents would like to know when we are going to follow through on that promise.

Today, I am reminded of the words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer: ``Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.''

Mr. Speaker, we have a moral obligation to defund Planned Parenthood, and we must do it now--not when politicians and pundits think it is most politically expedient.

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