Equitable Access to Care and Health Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Thank you to the gentleman and my colleague from the great State of Illinois for introducing this important bill.

As somebody who has the only Christian Science college in the Nation in his district, this is a very important issue for religious freedom and religious rights.

Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, has 550 students. They sent me this card. They have much more artistic talent than I do. It says:

Thank you. We are so grateful for your defense of religious freedom and hope that you will continue to advocate for this bill until it passes.

This is the voice of those who need this exemption. This is the voice of those who need their religious rights protected. This is why I am standing here today with my colleague from Illinois to talk about this bill and making sure that it passes.

I would urge all of my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, to respect the students and the faculty that work and attend this college in my district. I would hope that they would support this bill with us.

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