Jim Jordan

Mr. JORDAN

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Buck).

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner).

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for closing. Madam Speaker, I just want to read what the resolution says: That Congress condemns recent attacks, over 100 of them in the last 7 months, on pro-life pregnancy centers and churches; condemns recent attacks of vandalism, violence, and destruction against pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. Second, it recognizes the sanctity of life, the important role pro- life facilities, groups, and churches play in supporting pregnant women, infants, and families. Three, it 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 is all it says. This is as apple pie as it gets. The hundreds of churches and crisis pregnancy centers that have been attacked in the last 7 months, this resolution says: Biden administration, use the FACE Act, which you have said applies not just to pro-abortion clinics but also to pro-life crisis pregnancy centers, use that to make sure we can stop this stuff from happening in the future. We condemn all violence every time it happens. Here is what is interesting: The violence that has been cited by the other side against abortion clinics and people associated with them, guess what? Those individuals were prosecuted, and we support that. What we want to know is why. With over 100 attacks, why hasn't the Justice Department, to my knowledge, used the FACE Act to prosecute anybody? Why? They say there is no political nature at the Justice Department now; there is no weaponization. Really? Because it sure looks like there is a conflict here. Sure looks like there is a double standard here. This resolution is as basic as it gets. Madam Speaker, I urge support, hope this thing passes unanimously, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. JORDAN

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 5, I call up the bill (H.R. 26) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I would point out, the minority leader said their position is Roe v. Wade. Their position is real simple and it is real radical. Their position is you should be able to take the life of an unborn child right up until their birthday, and then as Governor Northam has said, even after their birthday. That is what this bill seeks to stop and to make sure that it doesn't happen. That is as radical as you can get, taking the life of unborn children right up to their birth day. And then, as Governor Northam pointed out, even after that. We want to make sure that ``even after that'' part never happens because we believe life is precious and life is sacred. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Cammack), one of the cosponsors of this legislation.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to enter extraneous materials on H.R. 26.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. In simple terms: Life is precious, life is sacred, all life, including unborn children, but that is not what this legislation is about. This legislation is about those kids who are born alive making sure they get protected. For over 40 years, the decision in Roe v. Wade, as Justice Alito has stated, inflamed debate and deepened division over the issue of abortion in this country. We have seen that play out over the last year, but what should be undisputed is the care of a child who is born alive after an attempted abortion. Unfortunately, as evidenced by comments from prominent Democrats, not everyone believes that a child born alive should be protected. We all know in 2019, then-Governor Northam of the State of Virginia stated this: The infant would be delivered, the infant would be kept comfortable, the infant would be resuscitated if that is what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother. Think about that. It is not just anybody saying that. It is the Governor of one of our largest States. The cavalier attitude he displayed toward human life is just wrong. H.R. 26 would require healthcare practitioners to give the same level of care to a child born alive after an abortion or an attempted abortion as the child at that same gestational age. Work to save the kid's life, work to help that newborn. It would also require the immediate transfer of the surviving infant to a hospital. This legislation requires healthcare practitioners or other employees to report any violations of this provision to State or Federal law enforcement for criminal prosecution. In addition, H.R. 26 provides the mother of an abortion survivor with a civil right of action against the healthcare practitioner who fails to provide the required level of care. It is simple. Infants born alive following an abortion are kids. They are children. All newborns deserve the same level of care. In the Declaration of Independence, our Founding Fathers declared that it was life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness that are the unalienable rights bestowed on us by our Creator. Congress has a duty to protect these fundamental rights. This should be an easy vote for all Members. I thank my colleagues, Representatives Ann Wagner and Kat Cammack, for their diligent work on this legislation, and I urge all Members to support it. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I point out this bill has passed multiple times in previous Congresses, the exact same language, and it has passed with bipartisan support. Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from the State of Missouri (Mrs. Wagner), the sponsor of the legislation who has worked tirelessly on this good piece of legislation.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Van Orden).

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Burchett), my friend.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis).

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. Miller-Meeks).

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from West Virginia (Mrs. Miller).

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise).

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Aderholt).

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Houchin) for her first speech on the House floor.

Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) a longtime champion of the pro-life cause.