WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) became the first Senate freshman to give his inaugural speech on the Senate floor yesterday, delivering remarks about protecting the unborn ahead of this week’s March for Life. Below are select moments from his remarks with links to the video:

Sen. Cramer: “This, my fellow Senators, is the war against the unborn. During my time in the House of Representatives and throughout my campaign for Senate, I promised the people of North Dakota that I would fight for life at all stages. Today, I unite with those who will march this Friday, who will walk with heavy and hopeful hearts, and who pray for the 60 million discarded children who have been denied their first breath.”

Sen. Cramer: “Some of my pro-choice colleagues may say that, in taking this stance, I am standing against women’s rights. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is an issue of women’s rights. It is an issue for the millions of women who have been denied the right to life. I fully support women’s rights, I just begin supporting them 9 months before some of my colleagues on the other side of this issue.”

Sen. Cramer: “This fight is not a political fight, but a fight for humanity itself. It is a war against all of us and against all of our children, no matter our ideologies. We have to learn to prioritize this issue in our own parties and work across the aisle.”

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