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Disapproval of District of Columbia Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014

Floor Speech

Date: April 30, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Women Reproduction

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Mr. FLEMING. I thank the gentlewoman.

Madam Speaker, the question tonight is clearly the evisceration of the U.S. Constitution by the District of Columbia.

Don't take my word for it. Even the former Mayor of D.C., who agrees ideologically with the D.C. Council, warned his colleagues that the D.C. bill was ``legally insufficient,'' ``legally problematic,'' and ``raises concerns under the Constitution and under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.''

RHNDA discriminates against mission-driven organizations located in the Nation's Capital, impinging on the freedom of association and religion for advocacy groups, particularly religious and pro-life affiliates, our neighbors right here in the District of Columbia.

I ask we vote ``yes.''

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