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U.S. Congressman John Boehner...
House Will Act
to Reverse Attack on Religious Freedom
Note: USA Today
story link provided below.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) made
the following statement on the House floor:
“In recent days, Americans of every faith and political persuasion have
mobilized in objection to a rule put forward by the Obama
Administration that constitutes an unambiguous attack on religious
freedom in our country.
“This rule would require faith-based employers – including Catholic
charities, schools, universities, and hospitals – to provide services
they believe are immoral. Those services include sterilization,
abortion-inducing drugs and devices, and contraception.
“In imposing this requirement, the federal government has drifted
dangerously beyond its constitutional boundaries, encroaching on
religious freedom in a manner that affects millions of Americans and
harms some of our nation’s most vital institutions.
“If the president does not reverse the Department’s attack on religious
freedom, then the Congress, acting on behalf of the American people and
the Constitution we are sworn to uphold and defend, must.
“The House will approach this matter fairly and deliberately, through
regular order and the appropriate legislative channels.
“Because it has primary jurisdiction on the issues involved, the Energy
& Commerce Committee is taking the lead on the legislative process
that will be necessary to enact an effective and appropriate
solution. Chairman Upton convened a hearing last year and began
laying the groundwork for legislative action when this flawed rule was
first proposed. I welcome his efforts to consider all possible
options as his committee proceeds with its work.
“This attack by the federal government on religious freedom in our
country must not stand, and will not stand.”
USA Today...
Obama mandate
on birth control coverage stirs controversy
By Richard Wolf and Cathy Lynn Grossman
House Speaker John Boehner called it “an unambiguous attack on
religious freedom” in a rare House floor speech decrying the mandate, a
part of President Obama’s health care law that has picked up Roman
Catholic and conservative opposition in the past three weeks.
“If the president does not reverse the … attack on religious freedom,
then the Congress, acting on behalf of the American people and the
Constitution we are sworn to uphold and defend, must,” Boehner said.
“This attack by the federal government on religious freedom in our
country must not stand and will not stand.”
Read the rest of the article at USA Today
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