From Republican Whip Eric Cantor comes a strong statement regarding fiscal sanity, and American culture — both under assault from the Obama Administration. While I absolutely recognize the passionate differences between average Americans and the political elite with regard to spending, war, abortion, education, etc… some things are indecent.
Thank you, Eric for your steadfast leadership.
Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) today issued the following statement as the House began consideration of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (H.R. 2410):
“This authorization bill, which includes a thirty-five percent increase in the State Department’s basic operations account, is the latest to be larded up with unnecessary spending. As Republicans work to eliminate wasteful Washington spending, Congressional Democrats and the Administration have taken the opposite approach of imposing massive spending increases upon the American taxpayer – all under the cloud of unprecedented deficits.
“This bill is full of troubling initiatives, including a massive spending increase to fund abortion in foreign countries through the Office of Global Women’s Issues – which Secretary Clinton acknowledged is a tool to promote abortion worldwide. It makes no sense for American taxpayers to pay for abortions overseas when they disapprove of the procedure here at home. As recently as February, nearly 7 of 10 Americans do not support President Obama’s decision to reverse the prohibition on funding overseas abortion providers. The inclusion of taxpayer funding within this current bill is a blatant dismissal of the will of a majority of Americans.”
—Media Lizzy
Powerful statement–I had no idea this was included in the bill. This is/would be disturbing.
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I agree w/ the budgetary motives for Cantor’s objection to the bill. But unless I missed it, at no point in the bill does it mention abortion. It talks about preventing child marriage between minors abroad and provides that the President should come up with a strategy for prevention. Sure, it doesn’t close the door on abortion as an option, but let’s fight that one when(if) we get there.
The excessive spending is certainly an issue. But independent of that, this initiative, IF handled without abortion, is a prudent step with respect to women’s advancement on a global level.
…although after a second look, he may be talking about the statement regarding Afghan Women. Not that my reaction would be any different. No explicit mention of abortion, though its implication as a ‘right of women’ would obviously not be unprecedented coming from these losers. Still, aside from my budgetary objection, this kind of action is a step in the correct direction for women. I don’t think Cantor should or even NEEDS to resort to these types of tactics to fight irresponsible spending.
This does speak to leftest elitism, the fact that they feel the need to promote and operation, rather than at most inform people of the facts of the procedure. Abortion for me is an issue I am not sure were I stand, currently pro life, but it really is such a complex subject. I do believe we should help those in less fortunate lands achieve equality, so if this bill does that, than good. I just think that telling people what they should do medical wise on an optional procedure is both in its own way disrespectfull and arrogant.