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Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that it was “a joy and a blessing to fight for the unborn people” when he turned to the Pro-life activists at the March for Life in Washington
“We march to live the sacred truth that every single child is a miracle and a gift from God,” said Vance of the crowd when he was first founded since it was founded sworn in as vice president Early this week.
Vance praised the demonstrators who defied the bitterly cold temperatures to be there and pointed out that the inauguration had to be moved inside due to the weather.
“But you are – and today it is bitterly cold – you are outside in a particularly cold January, and I don’t think I have ever seen such a happy crowd here outside, especially at this time of year,” he said. “The excitement, the passion, the unshakable conviction that every single person clearly feels here on the National Mall touches me deeply and means President Trump and more than I could ever say.”
He added that it was the “greatest blessing” in life for him and his wife Usha to watch their three small children “grow, learn and become what they are today”.
“Every parent here knows this feeling, this awe of a newborn child. It is our responsibility to appreciate and protect it, ”he added.
Vance also spoke about putting the focus on the family at the center of American life, and said that the “yardstick for national success” is “whether people have the feeling that they can raise blooming and healthy families in our country. “
The Vice President promised that the Federal Government would not carry out any “FBI raids” on houses of pro-life activists, and mentioned Mark Houck, a pro-life activist whose house was searched.
Vance also said the era of the detention of opponents of life was over and mentioned President Trump’s decision to do so Forgive several activists.
“I want more babies in the United States of America. I want more happy children in our country and I want beautiful young men and women who like to welcome them in the world and are ready to raise them, ”said Vance.
People who take part in the annual March for Life will go to the Supreme Court on Friday in Washington, DC from the Washington Monument (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
However, he admitted that young couples face challenges when they got children and asked the government to take measures to “make it easier to start a family”.
Before Vance’s speech, the spokesman for the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, R-La.
“Before I was elected to the congress, I worked as a lawyer for constitutional law for two decades and negotiated cases to defend our basic freedoms such as religious freedom and the holiness of human life. And now in this role whose spokesman I am. “” I am working on defending these freedoms in another way in the House of Representatives, “said Johnson.
“And the good news is that there are many managers in the congress, just like those who are behind us here who are committed to doing the same.”
“This new white house has already shown its determination,” added Johnson. “As one of his first official acts, President Trump has just released and pardoned almost two dozen without any reasonable pro-life activists.”
The crowd of March for Life listens to Vice President JD Vance’s speech during the rally in Washington, DC too (Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)
Governor of Florida, Ron Desantis asked the participants of the event to urge their elected officials to “show courage to defend the unborn people”.
“This is what we need from the people we choose to the office. The holiness of life does not depend on survey results. It does not depend on which direction the wind is blowing, ”said Desantis.
“It is a lasting truth and represents the foundation of our society, which in our original founding document, which we will celebrate next year, has declared the declaration of independence, that we take these truths for granted.” Created, and we are equipped with certain inalienable rights by our creator, starting with the right to life itself. ”
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At the event, the senators John Thune from South Dakota, James Lankford from Oklahoma, Katie Britt from Alabama, Joni Ernst from Iowa, Cindy Hyde-Smith from Mississippi, Pete Ricketts from Nebraska and the representatives Andy Biggs from Arizona, Julie Fedorchak from North Dakota, Andy Harris from Maryland, Bob Latta from Ohio, John McGuire from Virginia, Bob Onder from Missouri, Chris Smith from New Jersey and Derrick van Order from Wisconsin, all Republicans.
