pennsylvania, representative robert the danger of north carolina, congressman fred winn struck of ohio, bob lauda, and representative and wagner from missouri. -- ann wagner from missouri. to share remarks, i am very happy to introduce congressman chris smith of new jersey, cochair of the i partisan congressional pro-life. he has been cochair or over -- co-chair for over a quarter of a century. please join me in welcoming mr. chris smith of new jersey. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you for joining this extraordinary march and magnificent celebration of god's gift of life. a big commitment to defending and protecting women and children from the violence of abortion. despite the fact that president obama is using self and course of power of the state to promote abortion violence, the pro-life movement is alive and well and making serious and significant sustained progress. in the past three years alone, a record 200 pro-life laws have been enacted in the states. although the u.s. senate democratic legal should -- leadership refuses to vote on pro-life legislation, that is not the case in