mr. lankford: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to now yield as much time as he may consume to the distinguished colleague and friend the great state of oklahoma, the sponsor of this legislation, mr. cole. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. cole: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 1423, a bill with i sponsored to designate the post office in ardmore, oklahoma, as the specialist michael e. phillips post office. michael was driven by a personal sense of duty and honor. he joined the army because he recognized injustice and terror in our world with and sought to make a difference. specialist michael phillips lived out that sense of duty through military service and made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure our nation remained security and free. mr. speaker, michael turned down an opportunity to attend the san francisco art institute, to volunteer for the united states army. when asked why he wanted to join the army, mich

mr. lankford, for five minutes. mr. lankford: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lankford: thank you. abortion is one of the most divisive issues in america. one side sees the child in the womb is nothing like tissue, like a skin mold and no one can tell a woman if she can have that tissue removed from the body. and one sees it sucking its thumb, possessing unique d.n.a. and asks the question -- how can that not be a child? the debate about life will not be resolved today. though for the sake of millions who will die in the womb in abortion clinics i wish it could have been resolved yesterday. h.r. 3, that we'll be discussing all day today, asks the question -- should the federal government ever use taxpayer dollars to use or supplement abortions? isn't it common sense not to force a person who is passionately opposed to the death of the urine born to assist in paying for the procedure? h.r. 3 also protects the conscience of health care providers and n