Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after sending a letter to House Leadership with 119 of his colleagues to include several pro-life initiatives in the end of the year spending bill.

The letter states, “As the end of the year spending bill is crafted, we respectfully ask for the inclusion of policies that will protect unborn children from the violence of abortion. In addition to retaining all existing pro-life riders (such as the Hyde amendment, Smith amendment and Helms amendment) pending House Appropriations bills contain many new and desperately needed pro-life initiatives which we encourage you to include in the end of the year package.”

“As a Christian and a father of three, life is very precious to me. After hearing about the horrific actions of Planned Parenthood earlier this year, we need to ensure we are doing all we can to protect the lives of the unborn. I will continue to fight for this important cause,” Rogers said.

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