Strongly Pro-life, Pro-family Republican Byron Donalds Running for Speaker of the House
Louis Knuffke : Oct 23, 2023
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Byron Donalds states on his website: "I believe, as stated in our Declaration of Independence, that each person is endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights. The first among those is the right to life."
(Washington, DC) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Following Jim Jordan's failure Friday to garner enough votes keep the GOP nomination for Speaker of the House, strongly pro-life Florida Republican Byron Donalds announced his candidacy for the House gavel. (Screengrab image)
Donalds states on own website:
I believe, as stated in our Declaration of Independence, that each person is endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights. The first among those is the right to life. Every life is valuable, from conception to natural death, and I will fight to protect the life of every unborn child without exception.
I understand an abortion has countless victims. I have voted for and strongly support laws requiring parental consent for abortions, funding for pregnancy resource centers, and increased medical restrictions on abortion clinics—but these are simply not enough. In Congress, I will work with my colleagues to turn the culture in our country against the killing of innocent unborn children and I pledge to always be a strong voice and advocate for life.
Townhall reported that "according to close sources, Donalds will seek support in a closed-door GOP conference vote, which could occur as soon as Monday."
On Capitol Hill, Friday's third and decisive vote on the House Floor saw Jim Jordan lose even more support than he had before, netting just 194 backers. Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz as well as the seven other lawmakers he rallied to remove former speaker Kevin McCarthy offered to be censured, suspended, or removed from the House GOP conference in order to secure Jordan's speakership but it was not enough... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here
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