Rep. Trent Franks's blog

In light of President Obama's recent appointment of John Holdren as Director of Science and Technology Policy, the White House's top science advisor, Congressman Trent Franks (R - AZ) today released the following statement:

 

"President Obama's selection for this post confirms what many in the pro-life community have warned all along -- not only is President Obama pro-abortion, but he is, by far, the single most pro-abortion President in our nation's history. Not only has he filled his administration with those who favor abortion, but he has seemingly gone out of his way to recruit the most radical abortion proponents imaginable, as he has once again done in appointing Mr. Holdren as his science advisor.

 

"In yesterday's issue of New York Times Magazine, Justice Ginsburg decries what she believes to be a shortage of abortion access amongst low-income women. Justice Ginsburg states that she 'thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of.'

Justice Ginsburg's statement is appalling, but should be unsurprising to those who are familiar with the roots of the pro-abortion movement, largely organized by eugenicists who wanted to limit population growth amongst peoples they considered to be 'undesirables.'

"The Voting Rights Act was a landmark achievement for the Civil Rights Movement, when it was initially passed in 1965. Unfortunately, bureaucrats seized upon perceived opportunities to abuse the measure, twisting the bill to seize power from the states and hand it over to the federal government -- a far cry from the bill's initial intent of rectifying racial discrepancies in the ability to vote freely.

 

Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02), a member of the Executive Committee on the Congressional Human Rights Commission, gave the following statement regarding today's hearing on Human Rights in Egypt.

 

Congressman Franks stated:

 

The United States and Egypt have enjoyed a strong bi-lateral relationship for several decades now, with Egypt hailed as a democratic ally of the United States in the Middle East, and as such has received nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance annually. At the same time, the State Department annually reports on how Egypt's human rights record remains poor and the religious freedom situation continues to decline, yet our relationship remains at the status quo.

 

The doublespeak coming from leading Congressional Democrats and the Obama Administration has reached new heights this week. Taxpayers are rightfully outraged at reports that after financing hundreds of billions in federal bailouts, they are now also footing the bill for AIG executives receiving $165 million in retention pay and "performance-based" bonuses-- when many of these same executives are responsible for putting AIG in its untenable position in the first place.

I was troubled today by yet another story demonstrating the alarming lack of regard for the fact that our military men and women are being disenfranchised from our democratic voting process. In Fairfax County, VA, it has been reported that military ballots are being literally thrown in the garbage because of a “technicality” in the absentee ballot form.