mr. lankford. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for one minute. mr. lankford: ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lankford: we're a nation that values all life. when a bridge is under construction and a migratory bird nest with eggs is discovered, the fish and wildlife forces the delay of construction until the birds have hatched and flown away. why? because life's important to us. when a baby is born premature, we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to save that child because each life is important to us. we have one glaring and obvious exception to this passion for life. abortion. for some reason we see the life of a duck and its egg as more valuable than an infant in the womb. for some reason we and we think that a baby born five weeks early is worthy of hundreds of thousands of dollars of medical technology to save, but if that same mother were to hire a doctor to reach into the womb and kill that child with scissors, five weeks before delivery, some would demand her choice must

mr. james lankford. three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for three minutes. mr. lankford: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise in support of the rule and the underlying bill of h.r. 674 which repeals the 3% withholding requirements on state and local governments for goods and services. the 3% with holding requirement is just another layer of burden on unfunded mandates on our states, cities, counties and private entities. with holding 3% of a contract at the start just in case sets a horrible precedent. when we find a bad actor in the contracting community we should have aggressive prosecution and disbarment. with you you -- but we should not have a national policy that assumes every contractor in america is a tax cheat. it's a dreadful policy and it's horrible economics. let me break this down to what it will mean in oklahoma. in oklahoma city will it -- it will cost between $75,000 and $250,000 to implement the initial financial system and all the modifications to comply w