mr. pearce. for that very moving statement. i now yield to dr. andy harris, the gentleman from maryland. mr. harris: thank you very much. and i want to thank the gentleman from new jersey for taking a pause every year to let us review what happened 40 years ago and what's happened since. because 40 years ago, obviously the supreme court decided it was no longer the state's prerogative to decide what laws could regulate abortion and we know some of the consequences of that. we know we have third trimester abortions, we have abortions for sex selection. we have abortions without the consent or even the notification of parents when nye nors are involved. that's the -- minors are involved. that's the path we've gone down. but the majority leader says much has changed in 40 years and deserves re-evaluation. 25 years i spent in the labor and delivery suit. always wondering about how the hypocrisy of when the labor and delivery suite, doing everything we could to save a 24-week baby while across the corridor 24-week babies were dismembered under what roe

mr. pearce. mr. pearce:amendment viii excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. amendment ix the enumeration in the constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. amendment x the powers not delegated to the united states by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. mr. goodlatte: i yield to the gentleman from virginia, mr. hurt. mr. hurt: amendment xi the judicial power of the united states shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the united states by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state. amendment xii the electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice-president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name i

mr. pearce. mr. pearce:amendment viii excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. amendment ix the enumeration in the constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. amendment x the powers not delegated to the united states by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserv to the states respectively, or to the people. mr. goodlatte: i yield to the ntleman from virginia, mr. hurt. mr. hurt: amendment xi the judicial power of the united states shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the united states by citizens of another state, or citizens or subjects of any foreign state. amendment xii the electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice-president, one of whom, at least, sll not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their b