We didn’t win the vote today, but we won Hearts and Minds.
I have no doubt we will eventually be victorious.
#TheyFeelPain
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For more than three hours we debated on the floor of the Senate whether our great nation should end abortion on demand after 20 weeks.
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The arguments made on our behalf by my colleagues – including Senators @joniernst and @DebFischerNE – were powerful and compelling.
The arguments made against rang hollow.
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I have not given up this fight and I hope you will not either. Together we must press on and continue pushing for protection of the unborn.
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Today’s vote represents real progress for the pro-life movement. The more we discuss this matter, the more support we get from the American people.
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Similar to the fight to pass the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act and the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, it’s only a matter of time until we secure the votes to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
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I truly believe that an overwhelming majority of the American people do not want our country to allow abortion in the fifth month of pregnancy. It’s a sad fact the United States remains one of only seven nations that allows abortion on demand in the fifth month of pregnancy.
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I intend to keep pushing for this legislation to become law so that the United States can get out of this infamous ‘Club of Seven’.
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I’d like to thank the Majority Leader for allowing this important legislation to be debated and voted on. If Republicans did not have the Majority it would never have happened.
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Tell you what, I have a FB page FULL of actual women’s stories who have had to make this painful decision. You should head on over-you might learn something, like empathy or to mind your own business.
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The votes did not ring hollow
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Yeah how dare I want to live to have a viable baby later What nerve
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