| Republican Freshman Class On The Need To Repeal Obamacare |
May 14, 2013 |
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Steve Daines, R-MT
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"Furthermore, the President’s health care overhaul sets in motion serious violations of America’s religious freedoms. Under ObamaCare, the Department of Health and Human Services has mandated health care coverage of products and services to which some Americans are morally opposed. Under this mandate, religious institutions and employers, as well as health care providers who hold religious and moral convictions, are stripped of their religious freedoms."
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| Welcoming The Guest Chaplain |
April 25, 2013 |
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Elizabeth Warren, D-MA
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"Although Old South Church was closed for more than a week following the explosion, its ministry remained open. This past Sunday I attended an interfaith service, jointly performed by Old South Church and other local religious institutions, at the corner of Boylston and Berkeley Streets, a few blocks from the site of the bombing. I stood with hundreds of worshipers from a variety of faiths in downtown Boston, praying, signing, remembering. This perseverance and dedication to faith and community is why Boston has not grown weary; it is why Boston has not fainted; it is why Boston is strong."
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| Health Care Conscience Rights Act |
March 5, 2013 |
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Steve Daines, R-MT
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"But under the Affordable Care Act, religious institutions and employers, as well as health care providers who hold religious and moral convictions, are stripped of their religious freedoms. Religious institutions and employers are forced to pay for coverage of contraceptive methods. Health care providers do not have the protection to refuse to perform abortion services that they are morally opposed to. That is a violation of the First Amendment."
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| Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act Of 2013 |
February 25, 2013 |
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Betty McCollum, D-MN
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"The Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that direct government aid for houses of worship is unconstitutional. In Tilton v. Richardson (1971) and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist (1973), the Supreme Court ruled that taxpayer funds could not go to buildings to construct or repair facilities intended to be places of worship. Religious institutions are still eligible for federal loans, including small business loans, to help rebuild their place of worship."
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| Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act Of 2013 |
February 15, 2013 |
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Rush Holt, D-NJ
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"Madam Speaker, of course Congress should make sure the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small Business Administration and other government agencies are funded sufficiently to help communities recover from natural disasters like Sandy. H.R. 592, the Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013, would add “houses of worship” to the list of eligible entities that can receive direct government assistance from FEMA. Religious institutions are important to our communities. Unfortunately, as drafted H.R. 592 is unconstitutional."
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