Floor statement in support of abortion access · Les AuCoin Collection

Title: Floor statement in support of abortion access
Description: On August 2nd, 1989, AuCoin gave what became known as his “Take Names and Kick Ankles” speech. The statement was in response to an amendment proposed by Representative Robert Dornan, Republican from California, to prevent the use of public funds for abortion in the District of Columbia. From his seat on the House Appropriations Committee, AuCoin led the debate, declaring that Congress could no longer pass anti-abortion policy without political backlash. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives, and it can be found in Box 10, Folder 8.
Identifier: PUA_MS147_146
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date Created: 1989
Date: 1989
Is Part Of: Congressional Record
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Subject: Pro-choice movement; Reproductive rights
Spatial Coverage: Washington, D.C.
Type: Text