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♪ >> on wednesday, the house voted to a resolution. 219 republicans voting yes on the resolution. the debate is about hour. district. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio, mr. jordan, seek recognition? mr. jordan: madam speaker, pursuant to house resolution 5, i call up concurrent resolution 3 expressing the sense of congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 3. concurrent resolution expressing the sense of congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches.

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 5, the concurrent resolution is considered as read. the concurrent resolution shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the majority leader or minority leader or their respective designees. the gentleman from ohio, mr. jordan, and the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on house concurrent resolution 3. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jordan: madam speaker, members of the house, the face act prohibits threats of force, obstruction, and property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care services. let me go over that again. prohibits threats of force and destruction and property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care

services. the justice department has said this act is not just about abortion, abortions, but applies as well to pro-life, i'm quoting, pro-life pregnancy counseling services and other pregnancy support facilities providing reproductive health care. it applies across the board. here's the problem. on may 8, 2022, mother's day, activist targeted a pro-life nonprofit center in madison, wisconsin, setting it ablaze and vandalizing it if abortions arnts safe, you aren't, either. on june 3, 202 2-rbgs left wing anti-life activist targeted the capitol hill crisis pregnancy center throwing red paint on the door, eggs on the window, and spray painting the building with jane says revenge. on june 25, 2022, in colorado, vandals gra feeted and set fire to the life choices free pregnancy center. this has happened dozens and

dozens and dozens of times all across the country. what's the justice department done? to my knowledge no one, no one has been prosecuted under the face act. not one single person to my knowledge. but if you are a pro-life activist and praying outside an abortion clinic mike mark -- like mark, guess what happens to you? f.b.i. kicks in your door, arrests you, puts you in handcuffs. and does it in front of your wife and seven children. that's what happens. we want this -- we don't want violence anywhere. as mr. cicilline said. we don't want any violence anywhere. let's not have the double standard. not to mention this. think about what happened after the dobbs decision was leaked. the leaked draft of that opinion. he had activists protesting at every -- not everyone. because only the conservative justices names and information

put out there. in direct violation of the statute, 18u.s.c.1507, you are not supposed to be protesting, interfering at what -- when a decision is spending in front of the supreme court justice's h home, direct violation of the statute. again nothing happened. that situation as we all know got real serious. got real serious. with the assassination attempt on justice kavanaugh. this resolution is straightforward. this resolution is straightforward. what has happened literally now at hundreds of crisis pregnancy centers and churches around the country, this past year, is just flat out wrong. this is a resolution that says, we aproashite the good work--appreciate the good work that happens at crisis pregnancy centers, where they take in women and help them and that unborn child, make sure that unborn child gets to experience the gift of life, the sanctity of life is what this is about. i want to commend my colleague and friend, mr. johnson from the great state of louisiana, for

this resolution and the people across the country who volunteer and work -- who work every day at these septemberers to help these ladies who are in a tough situation. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i rise in opposition to this woefully incomplete resolution. i'd like to begin by saying that i condemn violence in all its forms. including the threats, vandalism, and property destruction described in h.con.res. 3. i would also like to reiterate my condemnation of the attempted murder of supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. that should go without saying. i'm grateful that no one appears to have been physically injured in the vandalism incidents described in the resolution. and law enforcement was taken into custody before he could complete the violence. in democracy violence is never the answer to a political dispute and if should be roundly

condemned in all its forms. this resolution, however, is a transparent partisan ploy that is woefully and unacceptably inadequate condemnation of violence. it comes in the context of extremist maga republicans' effort to enact a total ban on abortion at both the state and federal levels. what appears to be a glaring omission to h.con.res. 3, my republican colleagues refused to condemn the long documented history of violence, murder, and mayhem perpetrated by anti-abortion extremist against abortion providers and their patients. according to the national abortion federation, since 1977, anti-abortion extremists have been responsible for 11 murders, 42 bombings, 196arsons, 491 assaults, and thousands of incidents of criminal activities directed at patients, provide, and volunteers. sadly these incidents have increased dramatically in recent years. in 2021 abortion providers face

add 600% increase in stalking incidents. 450% increase in clinic blockades. 163% increase in reports of hoax devices or suspicious packages. 129% increase in invasions. and 128% increase in assault and battery compared to previous years. in some cases, violence against abortion providers is a deadly consequences. for example, in november, 2015, a gunman murdered three people and injured nine others when he opened fire with an assault-style rifle at a planned parenthood health center in colorado springs. in january, 2021, a gunman attacked the planned parenthood clinic in knoxville, tennessee, and later that year, the same clinic was burned to the ground by arsonists. regardless of your position on abortion rights, it is important that we condemn all acts of violence, regardless of who is the ultimate target. i am concerned that by refusing

to condemn violence against providers, this resolution will inadvertently send a signal to anti-abortion extremists that violence against abortion providers is justified by the vandalism described in the resolution. if this inadequate resolution could potentially fan the flames of political discord, what purpose does it serve? the only purpose i can infer is that it is intended to placate the extreme elements of the anti-abortion movement while this republican majority figures out how to pass a total nationwide ban on abortion. let me be clear. democrats stand with the majority of the american public and will oppose such a radical position. h.con.res. 3 is nothing more than a partisan political ploy designed to advance an extreme anti-abortion agenda, and is not a serious effort to condemn political violence. indeed, it may have the opposite effect on the american public because it purposely fails to condemn the thousands of

threats, violent incidents, and attacks that abortion providers and patients have endured for decades at the hands of anti-abortion extremists. . gored gored what purpose? expressing the sense of congress condemning attacks. over 100 churches ann centers have been attacked. republicans condemn violence. we condemn it when it happens to pro-life centers and abortion clinics. we condemned when it happened on january 6. we condemn it everybody single time. this has happened with churches and pro-life centers. that simple. this should be unanimous. i recognize the sponsor of this

legislation for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for three minutes. mr. johnson: i rise today to speak in favor of my commonsense legislation and i am proud that this bill has been included among our very first set of bills that will pass. for chairman nadler or ranking member nadler to suggest that this does not fulfill the will of the american people is absurd. this resolution is simple and language is clear and condemns the attacks that have been committed against pro-life centers and churches in the wake of the leaked dobbs' decision and take action to bring the perpetrators to justice. who could be opposed to that? there have been more attacks in the wake of the dobbs' decision. we have seen a significant

increase in targeted violence against places and people who provide care for pregnant women and unborn children. here is a few of the more than 100 incidents. may 5, last year, a catholic church and school in michigan was vandalized calling the death of republicans. may 26, seven high school students were suspended after physically assaulted. a pro-abortion extremist was charged with attempted murder. july 7, san francisco, a pregnancy care center was threatened. a volunteer was shot canvassing door to door. january of this year, several days ago, a pro-life billboard was defaced with the words kill

them kids. this last one is personal, on july 11, pro-abortion active iforts spray painted ant life messages on the walls. this clinic has offered hope to countless pregnant women by counseling them on all of their options and not pushing them to abort as the clinics do. i am proud to call a and stand against violence and vandalism and threats of intimidation. nationwide, they serve millions of women every year and over 10,000 medical professionals supporting them and do not deserve the treatment they endured and deserve that this congress condemn the violence committed against them. there has been so little accountability for the leaked

dobbs' decision, we are making the position of congress clear today. we condemn violence, property damage, threats and intimidation tactics and these violations must be prosecuted. we have the opportunity before us to start to push back against the mob that target groups that protect women. i think 130 republicans have co-sponsored this. it will pass and should and will be a shame if our democrat colleagues do not join us. the question is, will they. i urge my colleagues to vote yes. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: resolution condemns violence at pro-life qulinnics but not at pro-choice clinics. that says it all. i yield two minutes to the

gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen. mr. cohen: first, i would like to note profound hypocrisy. we heard about the open process and ability to offer amendments on bills and resolutions. no hearings on this resolution and no markups and amendments were prbted. if they were allowed and mr. jordan could have made his statement that we condemn all violence. i hope you condemn political violence. we settle our at the ballot box. republicans say this resolution is about condemning violence but only condemns those of their favorite organizations, the pro-life crowd. they should be aghast of people killed at a doctor killed in

kansas, shot in the back-t david gunn shot in the head at his clinic. this past new year's planned parenthood clinic was destroyed by arson. there are too many property crimes at planned parenthood that help people about abortion needs. none of mentioned. we should condemn all murders and serious violence. this house did not hear from republicans of condemning january 6 when this chamber was under attack. they are trying to undermine and obstruct the department of justice. they are having a committee to look into the attacks on america from the f.b.i., justice department and security services. those are law enforcement. that is the funding federal law enforcement. and it's wrong. we should support all law enforcement and fund all of it and its activities. if you want to know about the

republicans ask them about the bill on the i. are r.s. and if they wanted to help the middle class, they would have directed more audits and save the middle class and get the money where it is. they did not. we should listen to what they do and not what they say. i vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i would point out to my friend from ten sty, not that i believe the d.o.j. has the ability to prosecute are people who vandalize crisis pregnancy centers, they said they can do it, i just wonder why they haven't. i yield one minute to the gentleman from alabama. >> i thank my colleague, mr. johnson, and his leadership on pro-life issues. in the wake of the dobbs'

decision, pro-abortion radicals have waged horrific attacks. pro-life institutions are on the front line of meeting needs of women, youth yoo and men. they roy support and saved so many lives. nobody, and i say nobody should be in fear for their safety when seeking middle care and spiritual support. this body has the opportunity to express its unwavering support for the women and the families across america and this country and condemn this violence by voting for this act. i am proud tosh part of this effort and i encourage on my colleagues to vote yes on this resolution. i yield my time back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from texas,

ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i join my fellow colleagues, the women of the democratic caucus to stand here because we stand in the that i am of those who have died. 11 murders, 42 bombings, 196 arsons, h 91 assaults and thousands of incidents of criminal activity directed at our doctors, nurses and our patients. after covid-19, america woke up to the vitality and necessity of our medical professionals. but i want to come here today to express my concern. i wish my friend from louisiana had worked together so we would acknowledge that there has been loss of life of innocent persons who simply were providing their

medical care. dr. david gunn was shot and killed by an opponent at a protest. a tormer pastor and volunteer, george tiller, a target, is a killed. so this legislation is an extreme initiative because it is not here to adhere the solemnity, first to recognize the constitutional right of a woman, doctor and her faith to make a decision without fear and intimidation but we have a state like mine because it passed legislation for bounty hunters to intimidate doctors, patients and nurses. this is a day that we must stand against. if we are to work together on this solemn moment, we must recognize the doctors and patients. the national abortion federation

indicates there has been an increase in violence, significant increases in stalking, 450% devices, 163% and 129%. maybe we can work together on this serious issue. i yield become. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from ohio, mr. wenstrup. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wenstrup: i rise in strong support of this legislation which condemns attacks on pro-life groups and facilities. we are blessed to have a nationwide network of dedicated pro-life centers that provide care for women and their babies. women deserve to be offered the full range of health support that can help them in their time

of need. pro-life pregnancy centers do that, offering a support on system to pregnant women. since the dobbs' decision was rendered, these centers have been under attack. we have seen horrific displays of vandalism, threats and intemperature dation directed at pro-life groups and facilities for the simple fact they support life and serve to help pregnant mothers in need. no one is forced to receive care at a pregnancy center, yet we see violence. why? why? are they angry so many choose to not terminate the life of their own baby and let their chilled live rather than terminate the life of their own baby like all of your mothers did. i ask to you strongly condemn

this violence and pass this resolution. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from thork. mr. nadler: a i yield to the gentlelady from new jersey. mrs.watson coleman: i'm appalled how my republican colleagues have chosen to start this majority. legislating is too great a challenge who have no plan to address the issues facing our country including the rising tide of extreme violence. and it says nothing about the violence against abortion providers that has gone largely unaddressed for nearly 50 years. last year i supported legislation that offered real solutions. i would be happy to work with my

colleagues on fixing h. con. res. 3 to actually acknowledge the rising violence but i cannot and will not support it in its current frm and encourage my colleagues to vote no. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i yield one minute to the gentleman from wisconsin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> i ria rise in support of the resolution. last year a draft supreme court decision was leaked to the media and re-established the authority of states to prohibit the killing of unborn children sending the democrat party and other left-wing extremists off the deep end. the brushfire that was ignited wasn't contained just in washington, pro-life organizations across the country soon became the target of their rage. the chairman sid it is very well

in his opening the president said it well after the attacks in madson, wisconsin. if abortions aren't safe, then you aren't either. that's what it says here. following the attack, a radical pro-abortion group, jane's revenge, proudly took credit, saying this was only a warning. next time the enslavers will not survive. extremists have shown us time and time again, first in 2020 when they burned businesses to the ground, then when they bombed pregnancy centers in 2022, that they will resort to violence and destruction when they don't get their way. unfortunately there's been little accountability for the leaked draft opinion. this resolution makes it clear violence needs to stop. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from connecticut, the ranking member of the appropriations committee,

ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized for one minute. ms. delauro: i rise in strong opposition to the dangerous measures that house republicans are bringing to a vote in this chamber. it's part of their ongoing efforts to end a woman's right to choose, inserting politics unnecessarily and wrongly into the doctor-patient relationship, deny abortion care to women, stigmatize women who get abortions and put at risk the doctors who simpry are doing their jobs by caring for them. all while ignoring the threats that abortion providers and patients face daily. the american people sent a clear message in the mid terms and i quote, politicians have no place in our personal medical decisions. end quote. but house republicans refuse to listen. instead of protecting and expand regular productive health care to women's rights they are making it their first order of business to use their power to control women's bodies and their

future. i condemn violence in all of its forms. this resolution condemns only some violence. and very intentionally omits violence like the murder of health professionals against abortion providers, patients and their families. maybe they don't regard murder as violence. this comes at the same time as women's rights are under attack. this nonbinding resolution is meant to only divide and distract and will do nothing to reduce violence. i urge my colleagues to oppose these biased bill, continue to speak up and speak out for what is right. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time is expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. this gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i yield one minute to the gentleman from mississippi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you. madam speaker, i rise today in support of the resolution condemning the recent attacks on pro-life groups. fa stills, and churches. last summer in a landmark decision, the united states

supreme court ruled in favor of my home state of mississippi returning decisions on protecting life to the states. unfortunately, the leak of the dobbs decision led to instances of extremism. committed against churches, pro-life institutions and crisis pregnancy centers. sadly, my home state was not spared. mississippi has a robust network of crisis pregnancy centers that provide care and resources to expectant mothers. i and many of my republican colleagues have called upon the biden administration to address these criminal acts and hold accountable those who committed these offenses. mr. guest: but to date, no action has been taken. i'm hopeful that this legislation will move the admings to act and i'm grateful that the republican majority is standing with those impacted by last year's extremist acts. thank you, and i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from oregon, ms. bonamici. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. ms. bonamici: i strongly oppose violence and destruction of property regardless of venue. the resolution on the floor today, however, a distraction from the real issue regarding crisis pregnancy centers which is that they rarely -- they provide inaccurate and incomplete and injurious information to people seeking guidance and fact-based health care. they often engage in deceptive advertising to get people in the door and mislead them about the services they provide. a crisis center in texas was caught telling people that abortions cause mental illness and implying that abortions cause cancer and infertility. i heard from a woman who visited a crisis pregnancy center and

after she left she started getting phone calls from people what had gotten her number from the clinic. another woman was shown a picture of her kidney and told it was a baby. at a time when reproductive rights are under attack, it's especially important for anyone seeking abortion care to be able to provide -- to find a real health care provider they can trust who will respect their bodily autonomy and their privacy. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. this gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: i yield one minute to think friend from wisconsin, mr. grothman. the speaker: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. grothman: thank you. one of the scary, ongoing stories over the last few years, more typical of an atheistic totalitarian regime than our wonderful constitutional republic, has been attacks on

pregnancy counseling centers. they are hated because they try to persuade women to keep their babies and articulate how precious life is in the womb which is considered to be dangerous speech to those who desperately want to legalize eight-month abortions. some of these attacks like those in other venn imries antifa and black live -- in other venues like antifa and black lives matter, the hate speech -- say that the hate speech by those who want to keep their babies is dangerous. this is becoming more and more common and should scare anyone who doesn't want to live in a religiously hostile large government state. please vote for r. hez 3. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from new york, the ranking member of the small business

committee, ms. velazquez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for one minute. ms. velazquez: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in opposition to h.r. 3. this resolution is further proof of my colleagues' hypocrisy and their obsession with controlling a woman's inherent right to bodily autonomy. this resolution ignoring the long documented history of violence against abortion providers, their staff and their patients. violence is what aidanman da from texas suffered last year when doctors could not induce labor after amniotic fluid was leaking and her doctors were prohibited from providing the treatment she urgently needed because of texas' anti-abortion laws. amanda's life will forever be changed and that is the real violence. the american people is overwhelmingly support of protect regular productive free do. women and the american people

across this nation have spoken loud and clear. they do not want the government interfering with their reproductive health care. on behalf of all women in my district and across this country, i oppose this extreme resolution and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker. i yield one minute to a pro life leader, the gentleman from new jersey, my good friend. >> i thank my good friend for yielding two. women spoke at a pregnancy care center dinner i attended in new jersey. both were efusive in their thanks that the director had approached them in absolute kindness and empathy as they were literally walking from the parking lot to an abortion clinic. they changed their minds and were helped through their pregnancy and after the birth of their child, or children, as well. later in the program two young teenage girls spoke of the sanctity of life and the good work of the pregnancy cares

center. in a dramatic moment from the podium because they were standing side-by-side they turned to the director and thanked her and said had she not reached out to their moms that day and followed up with such love and compassion, both of them would have been dead. pregnancy care centers across the country have suffered a surge of violent attacks, fire bombing and vandalism by pro-abortion activists in a coordinates effort to intimidate frontline volunteers and licensed medical professionals providing critical support to mothers in knee and their unborn baby girls and boys. now more than ever the biden administration and law enforcement needs to enforce the law. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler k: i yield one -- mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from florida, ms. frankel. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentlelady is recognized. ms. frankel: madam speaker, my, my, my, here we go again. first of all, let's all condemn the violence on our streets of our country. but this resolution is a political ploy. and a distraction from the violence that oabortion providers and patients face every day. bombings. murder. arson. let's condemn these too. madam speaker, women across our clint are being denied life-saving care and health care providers are being punished for doing their jobs. women deserve access to all forms of health services including abortion and the freedom to make decisions about their health and their lives and their future without interference from politicians. i urge my colleagues to vote no on this resolution which side tracks from the real danger, women and health care providers are facing today, the republican agenda. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back.

the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker. i yield one minute to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. rose. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. rose: thank you. madam speaker today i rise in support of house concurrent resolution 3 and urge my colleagues to vote in favor of its passage. in june of last year, following the decision by the supreme court to overturn roe v. wade, a pro-life pregnancy center that assists pregnant women in nashville, tennessee, was the victim of abattempted arson attack. thankfully no one was injured and local law enforcement opened an investigation into the situation in an effort to bring the perpetrators to justice. but unfortunately, that is not the case across the entire united states. which is why it is essential that this body, the united states house of representatives, condemns these heinous acts of political violence. i am proud to be an original co-sponsor of this legislation and will always and forever stand on the right side of

history when it comes to protecting the unborn. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee yields back. the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from california, ms. chu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. ms. chu: i rise in opposition to the bill before us today. while i strongly condemn violence and vandalism in any form, the bill before us neglects to address the real crisis facing americans today. which is the loss of reproductive rights for millions of americans in the blink of an eye since the dobbs decision overturned roe v. wade last summer. eight in 10 americans support the legal right to abortion. something that's been seen other and over again in poll after poll in election after election. this resolution is an attempt to muddy the waters and distract

the public from the fact that those on the other side of the aisle support a national abortion ban regardless of which state you live in. in fact, it was abortion providers who faced significant increases in stalking, invasions, assault and battery as a result of the dobbs decision. i cannot support this resolution which con conveniently leaves out the majority of the victims of this type of political violence. i urge my colleagues to vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expire. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker. i yield one minute to my good friend from the state of north carolina, mr. bishop. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for one minute. mr. bishop: madam speaker, attacks on churches and pro high life pregnancy centers are unconscionable, un-american. thugs elevate their extreme

political ideology over the most basic gift from god, life. and this phenomenon is fed from here. all recall senator schumer's threat to the supreme court justices. you will pay the price. now we see the price. fire bombing pro life pregnancy centers and assassination atmpts. in my own state, that rhetoric amid the broken windows and red paint and anarchist symbols, if abortions aren't safe, neither are you. that sentence is repeated over and over across this country. that's a threat. this is the death cult's echo of the k.k.k.'s burning cross on the lawn. brazen, violent intimidation. but the federal government responded to the k.k.k. where is the biden justice department amid this violent campaign of national scope?

mr. president, it's time for action. do your duty. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired.. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to direct their comments to the chair. the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. blumenauer: you know, this is a poll tested focus group effort to change the subject. we all know that attacking facilities are not providing health care to an infant is already illegal. this is a veiled feament of distracting of the real consequences of the dobbs's decision. people had their rights taken

away and can no longer receive the care that they wish. and doctors consulting lawyers when patients are dying on operating tables because they are afraid on abortion bans. this is unconscionable that people are living in fear and dying because they are denied health care and i stand with the american people in opposition to this legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon yields. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: i yield two minutes to the the gentlewoman from georgia. mrs. greene: i rise in support of this resolution. being a mother is the greatest gift in the world and child birth is a true miracle of god.

in 2019 pregnancy centers served # million men, women and youth and provided medical care, education, mentoring and support like diapers, car seats and clothing. from 2016 through 2020, they part therd with pregnant women at risk for abortion to save over 800,000 lives. approximately 75% of women at risk for abortion who view an ultrasound of their baby in the womb at a pregnancy center ultimately make the choice to continue their pregnancy. merrick garland called parents who want to protect their kids from sexual indoctrination in schools domestic terrorists but refuses to protect facilities to help pregnant women from being attacked by far left extremists. since the dobbs's decision was

leaked in may, 2022, 40 churches and 60 pro-life pregnancy centers have been fire bombed and vandalized by pro-murder extremists. the range of costs ranges from less than $100 to more than $250,000. shameful. some of the things they have said, they have spray painted on a church in lansing, michigan, abort the court and back to christian nationalism. death for christians that care about our country? i don't think so. they also caused 50,000 in damages in bethesda, maryland, setting fire to three churches. it's shameful. james revenge is a terrorist group, saying if abortion isn't safe, neither are you.

i urge my colleagues to vote yes on this resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute gentlelady from texas, mrs. fletcher. mrs. fletcher: i oppose on the strongest terms all forms of political violence. this is something this resolution fails to do. it fails to acknowledge reproductive health care and in failing to do so, it fails us all. i have seen that violence firsthand. more than 30 years ago, i stood in defense of our local parent hood when protestors chained themselves to the doors not to get an abortion but to get other services.

a well known abortion activist drove a van through that door. i welcome the opportunity to vote on legislation that condemns all forms of political violence but this omission of abortion proirsz and patients what that suggests is why i am voting no today. and i yield become. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from illinois, ms. schakowsky. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. schakowsky: i am against all forms of violence including violence against any of the majority of americans who support abortion rights. the statistics are absolutely clear.

since 1977, there have been 100 murders -- i'm sorry, 11 murders, 47 bombings, 196 arsons, 49 assaults and thousands of more illegal attacks on people who support abortion rights. let's include everyone in here when we talk about no more violence, we have to make sure that people who are pro-life and pro-people who support abortion rights and we support life, are included in opposing violence. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is

recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from california, ms. lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. lee: thank you, for yielding. as co-chair of the pro-choice caucus. of course we condemn political violence whether it is aimed at people we agree with or disagree with. hate speech quickly becomes hate violence and in a democracy, violence is particularly awful when it is designed to silence or intimidate. where were my colleagues every the time a doctor, patient, nurse, a security officer was threatened, assaulted or murdered just for providing, accessing and safeguarding reproductive health care. congresswoman degette, congresswoman pressley and i have produced a resolution that condemns attacks.

every hate-filled violence is worthy of condemnation against planned parenthood and other care providers. we stand with survivors of those attacks and condemn all of them and our g.o.p. colleagues should do so as well. i yield become. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from michigan, mr. walberg. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. walberg: i rise in support of h. con. res. 3 which condemns the epidemic of attacks on pro-life and faith-based organizations. michigan's 5th district has not escaped these attacks. last june, james revenge vandals smashed the windows of jackson, michigan right to life and my own office. it was despicable and the

perpetrator who is yet to be caught accidentally attacked a neighbor's house as well. but this shows the best of our opportunity. volunteers came out to help board up the windows. in contrast to this positivity displayed by every day americans and despite congressional efforts we have spearheaded, president biden's justice department has stayed silent on these acts of domestic terrorism. today, congressional democrats have an opportunity to right the wrongs of this administration and to join us in condemning these acts of violence as we condemn all acts of violence as well. volunteers at pregnancy centers who remain committed to their convictions and efforts understand they have a target on their backs. these volunteers are individuals

spending their time and their money to clothe, feed, provide shelter, administer to women in crisis. is this a progressive america my colleagues talk about? i think not. does their idea of progress consist of political violence targeting those who provide services to women and families? our intemperature dation and violence acceptable to the biden administration and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle? i hope not. i strongly urge support on this resolution for the benefit of lives, security and deeseens shy in our country. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the the gentlewoman from florida, ms. wasserman schultz. ms. wasserman schultz: it's time for our republican colleagues to stop plague politics with women's bodies.

the criminalization of access is well underway. just last year in my home state, the governor signed a 15-week abortion ban that has no exceptions for rape, incease or human trafficking. other states are even more restrictive and the bill and resolution will further erode women's reproductive rights. they fail to on condemn violence against abortion providers and patients. it's harshest impacts land on single, working and women of color. the lack of abortions deprive a woman to control her own body but stifles her economic, education a and hands her body and life and future over to the state. these horrific anti-abortion measures are revolting assault on women's rights and i urge my colleagues to vote no.

i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentleman from florida whom i think is his first speech on the floor, mr. frost. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. frost: we heard the word shameful, but what is shameful my democratic colleagues say we condemn all violence and put it on paper. all we here is talk. they are not willing to condemn all violence. one-sided resolution meant to fan the flames of anti-abortion sentiment. we see these sentiments in action as our governor has passed an abortion ban and looks to go even further and someone

whose birth mother made the difficult decision to put me up for adoption. and can mark a vulnerable point in a person's life. no one should take advantage of that. i will continue to fight for civil rights, personal freedom and bodily autonomy of women and i hope the chamber will join me in voting no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentlelady from colorado, ms. did degette. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. degette: if my republican colleagues want to condemn the growing political violence in this country, let's do it

together, but that's not what this resolution does. it goes to admit lengths to condemn attacks against anti-choice groups and does nothing about the violence targeting health clinics or the numerous bullets that have been fired at health care clinics across the country or the bricks that have crashed through windows at providers' offices or assault, kidnappings and murders of doctors and health care personnel and doesn't condemn, bombings, death threats of the more than 7,000 acts of violence that have been reported against these facilities. by ignoring these acts of violence, republicans are sending a very dangerous message that will only embolden the extremists behind them. and i ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a resolution that congresswoman lee, pressley and i have

introduced to condemn all acts of political violence and i urge my colleagues to support it instead. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. without objection. ms. degette: i thank the gentlelady. the resolution of the resolved part of the resolution says this, resolved that the u.s. house of representatives condemns all acts of political violence. two, condemns attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel and patients, and three, affirms that all people have the access to access reproductive health care services and medical advice without fear of violence, intimidation or harassment. isn't that what this is all about in this country? fear from violence, no violence, everybody gets the health care

services they want, that they deserve, without fear of being killed. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: thank you, madam chair. i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from colorado mr. buck. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is yielded one and a half minutes. mr. buck: i thank the gentleman for yielding time. i agree with my friend from colorado that we should condemn all violence. we should condemn violence to unborn children also. that doesn't seem to be something that's shared on the other side of the aisle. one of the pregnancy centers targeted last year was life choices pregnancy medical center located in my home state. at the time in my district in colorado, on june 25, at 3:17 a.m., first responders responded to a fire at the pregnancy center. the fire was the result of an angry protest acting out of the supreme court's dobbs decision. not much was salvageable from the fire but what remained were

hateful and extreme messages from gee -- graffitid on the building. the director of life choices is here to commemorate passage of this resolution. i'm honored to have kathy here and introduce you to this brave and dedicated woman. thank you, kathy, for being here. sadly our nation has become all too familiar with the violent attacks pro-life centers. in 2022 over 100 pro life centers were violently attacked and there's been minimal accountability. instead of democrats accepting the supreme court's dobbs decision they have egged it on including some who told pro-abortion protesters to rise up and commended their violence by state task way for individuals to channel their righteous anger into meaningful action. our nation is a nation of law and order and violence is never the path we should pursue to create effective change. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from ohio reserves. mr. nadler: i yield one minute -- i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from massachusetts, ms. pressley. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from massachusetts is recognized for one minute. ms. pressley: thank you, mr. nadler. as chair of the abortion rights and access task force i rise to make plain exactly what is going on here. this is not a debate about political violence. political violence and the violent rhetoric that drives it is a persistent threat my staff, my family and i know that intimately. everyone should condemn it. our colleagues across the aisle continue to say the quiet part out loud in their selective contempt for political violence. this resolution seeks to deny necessary medical care from those who seek it. abortion is health care and a fundamental human right. across the nation those seeking care are met with intimidation, violence and even loss of life.

imagine walking through a screaming crowd to get to a medical appointment. imagine being a doctor or nurse dedicating your life to helping others and day after day your workplace receives violent threats and you fare for your life. but that is not what the other side of the aisle is concerned about. no, today, they are seeking to mislead the american people. they are trying to conjure up hateful rhetoric, spreading misinformation about crisis pregnancy centers. let me make it plain. crisis pregnancy centers are no police to go to for reproductive health care. they are sham clinics that coerce folk seeking to terminate a pregnancy or access a full range of services. mr. nadler: i yield the gentlelady another minute. ms. pressley: to those pressing these anti-choice resolutions, we see through you. abortion is health care and a fundamental human right. i urge my colleagues to vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker.

i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from missouri, mrs. wagner. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. wagner: i thank you madam speaker. i thank my friend and colleague, the chairman of the judiciary committee, for his strong defense of life. for the precious unborn and for promoting a culture of life at all times. i stand, madam speaker, in support of h.con.res. 3, expressing the sense of congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, group, around churches. there have been now nearly 100 recorded acts of violence and intimidation against pro-life individuals and organizations by radical pro-abortion activists since the initial leak of the draft supreme court dobbs opinion. following the leak and issuance of the supreme court's decision in dobbs vs. jackson's --

jackson women's health organization, anti-life fanatics have targeted, destroyed, or vandalized, as i said, over 100 pro life facility, groups, and churches to further their radical cause. pro life pregnancy centers nationwide play a critical and important role in supporting and assisting pregnant women and their children and their families. because the biden justice department refuses to protect these vital resource centers, congress must be clear in condemning the violence against pro-life facilities. and i urge all of my colleagues to stand against violence and to support h.con.res. 3. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: we're prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman -- is the gentleman from ohio prepared to close? ok. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, if house republicans were serious about condemning violence surrounding the debate on abortion the resolution would be clear in condemning all acts of violence. lest we give tacit a acquiescene to extremist anti-abortion violence against abortion providers. this resolution does not do that at all. undoubtedly my republican colleagues will attempt to portray any opposition to this

partisan resolution as proof of democrat's so-called extreme position on abortion. but the american public is not so easily fooled. they'll recognize this resolution for what it is. a transparent political exercise intended to lay the groundwork for maga republicans' plans for total nationwide ban on abortion. i urge all members to vote no and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york yields back. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: thank you, madam speaker. i want to read what the resolution says. that congress condemns recent attacks, recent attacks, over 100 of them in the last seven months, on pro-life pregnancy centers and churches. condemns recent attacks of vandalism, destruction against facilities, groups and churches, recognizes the sanctity of life, the important pro-life groups and churches pay in supporting prying nnt women, infants and families, and three, calls upon the biden administration to use

all appropriate law enforcement authorities to uphold public safety and protect the rights of pro-life facilities, groups and churches. that's all it says. this is as apple pie as it gets. the hundreds of churches and crisis pregnancy centers attacked the last seven months, this resolution says biden administration, use the face act which you've said applies not just to pro-abortion clinics but also to pro-life crisis pregnancy centers, use that to make sure we stop this stuff if happening in the future. we condemn all violence every time it happens. here's what's interesting. the violence against abortion clinics cited by the other side against abortion clinics and people associated with them, those individuals were prosecute and we support that. what we want to know is why, why with 100 attacks over 100 attacks why hasn't the justice department to my knowledge use the fact act to prosecute anybody? why? they say there's no political nature at the justice department now, no weaponization. really? because it sure looks like there's a conflict here.

sure looks like there's a double standard here. this resolution is as basic as it gets. i urge support. hope this