And grow the communities in which we live and work. Over the last few years, our collaboration with the United States conference of mayors has of course, first centered on the practical needs of our cities. But our alliance through the last few years has become so much more as it has established a Solid Foundation for us to build on into the future. Together we worked effectively on important issues related directly to the nations crisis. They were practical they were focused on foreclosure prevention, Property Maintenance and care and the promotion of responsible homeownership. Together we shared concerns we created plans from best practices and then we developed the necessary unique actions needed within your communities with answers directly provided to the constituents at our outreach events directly held in your cities. One of those events is our neighborhood lift. We are very proud energized, and excited about our Neighborhood Lift Program. It is one that helps promote affordable
I was involved in the negotiation. I wrote the stupakpitts amendment. I know what the compromise is with the socalled executive order. Its full of loopholes. The Hyde Amendment does not apply to the Affordable Care act and i yield the balance of my time to the distinguished gentleman from pennsylvania another prolife champion, the time such as i may consume. He may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman om pennsylvani. Lyis recognized for two minutes. Mr. Kelly i thank the gentleman. Mo dam chair, make no mistake what madam chair, make no mistake what this debate is about. The real debate on the floor today is about life. Were talking about life on the in the peoples house, on the floor of the peoples house. Were talking about a gift from god. Were talking about something that was so well put into our declaration of independence talking about the life liberty and pursuit of happiness, the first rule being life. I understand theres a seris debate about that and there are times t
Back the ridiculous bill that you had intended to bring up today but did not have the votes for. They spoke out. And i am grateful to them. You know, in some respects, you look around this room and think is this a chamber of congress or is this a Doctors Office . We might as well have stethoscopes and speculums. That is what you are doing. You are trying to come between a woman and her physician. There is a lot of who block h oopla because the anniversary of roe versus wade. But roe versus wade was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States of america. Each of us, when we became members of this body, swor we would upholde the constitution. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle spent hours and hours, trying to somehow find ways to undo constitutional decisions by the Supreme Court. So we are here again. Having another debate. We will have another debate. But american women in this country are far more interested in equal pay for equal work, for paid sick leave, for a ch