Life, Marriage, and Family
The most important unit of society is the family.
They say that a society will be judged by how it treats its weakest members. We have a fundamental and moral obligation to defend the unborn, beginning at conception, and protecting innocent human life until natural death. I believe that:
- All human life is sacred.
- The government should not sanction or pay for abortion at home or abroad through the use of federal tax dollars or regulations.
- The government should not dedicate any taxpayer funds to abortion providers.
- Health care providers, employees, and employers should be guaranteed conscience protection rights.
- Scientific research should be based on ethical values, prohibiting embryonic stem cell research and cloning.
It is imperative that we restore the sanctity of human life in our country. It is my goal to see the right to life of the unborn upheld in our laws. There are alternatives to abortion, including adoption. My wife and I are the proud parents of four adopted children, two from the United States and two from Haiti.
I firmly believe that marriage should be between one man and one woman only. I was the proud sponsor of the Kansas Marriage Amendment, which passed overwhelmingly in 2005, and I will continue to defend traditional marriage here in Washington.
With the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court attempting to destroy traditional marriage, we can’t give up the fight. I will not allow five unelected judges to rule that the desires of adults to trump the needs of children. This radical usurpation of legislative and popular authority will not end the debate over marriage in this country. In response, I am the leading sponsor of the federal Marriage Protection Amendment which would enshrine the traditional definition of marriage in the U.S. Constitution.
Families are the core building block of society, with parents responsible for passing on the values which have made American life so successful throughout our history. To ignore the role of marriage and family in the vitality of the U.S. undermines our culture, our future, and our children.
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Huelskamp Defends our Time-Honored Right of Conscience: No one should be Forced to Pay for Abortions
On Wednesday, the Conscience Protection Act, a bill cosponsored by Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), passed the House. The Conscience Protection Act would ensure that no American is forced to pay for abortion coverage in their healthcare plan or participate or refer for abortions against their conscience.
Today Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), the Whip for the bi-partisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, reacted to the Supreme Court’s decision to rule against women’s safety in Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt.
In a shocking 5-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a common sense Texas woman’s health law, which requires abortion clinics to adhere to the same health and safety guidelines as all other ambulatory surgical centers and requires abortionists to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
SALINA – For the fifth year in a row, Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), a Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) Advisory Council member, is partnering with CCAI’s Angels in Adoption Program to help recognize an individual, couple, or organization residing in Kansas’ 1st Congressional District who has made an extraordinary contribution on behalf of children in need of loving homes. As a proud parent of four adopted children, Representative Huelskamp is a big supporter of this program.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) was presented with the Award for Conservative Excellence by Chairman Matt Schlapp and the American Conservative Union (ACU).
Congressman Tim Huelskamp today exposed Hillary Clinton's statements that unborn babies are persons, but somehow they have no Constitutional rights. Clinton made remarks supporting unlimited abortions on Meet the Press Sunday and reiterated on The View yesterday.
Huelskamp issued the following statement:
"The Declaration of Independence calls the right to life "unalienable". The Preamble to our Constitution says the document is in place 'to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.'
TOPEKA – On Friday, January 22, Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) will be the keynote speaker for the annual Kansans for Life March and Rally outside the Topeka Statehouse.
WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) voted for H.R. 3762, Restoring American's Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. The bill, which passed in the House 240 to 181, would repeal Obamacare funding, eliminate individual and employer mandates, and very importantly, stop taxpaying funding of mega abortion provider Planned Parenthood.
Huelskamp released the following statement on the legislation:
Published in The Hill's Congress Blog
The holiday season has officially arrived. Like many in America, every November, my wife Angela and I gather around the dining room table with our kids to enjoy a homemade Thanksgiving feast. We give thanks for the many blessings in our lives, including one of the greatest blessings of all – the gift of being a family.
Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), an Advisory Council member to the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute was proud to bestow their 2015 Angels in Adoption Award to Matt and Emily Lightner of Scott City.
Matt Lightner is a family physician who delivers babies at the Scott County Hospital. Emily is a teacher. With three children, ages six, four, and two, they had a heart for adoption of babies of color, and they took the opportunity to adopt twin newborn boys.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Huelskamp released the following statement on the passage of the continuing resolution to fund the government including abortion providers and overreaching agencies. Along with a solid majority of the entire Republican Conference, Huelskamp voted against the bill: