FRC Sets, Releases Top Legislative Priorities for 2005
The list, replete with issues such as the defense of marriage bill and the Hose of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act, will determine the general direction of FRC’s actions for the upcoming months.
The Family Research Council (FRC), one of the top evangelical-led social reform group based in Washington, released its list of top legislative priorities that will be pursuied in the 109th Congress, on Monday, January 31, 2005. the list, replete with issues such as the defense of marriage bill and the Hose of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act, will determine the general direction of FRC’s actions for the upcoming months.
"The 2004 elections clearly showed which issues are more important to families," said Family Research Council President Tony Perkins . "It is vital that President Bush and the Congress remember that the issues of abortion and the protection of marriage helped the President win re-election and delivered a number of new family-friendly faces to Congress."
The list of issues, which can be viewed more extensively at the FRC’s website, www.frc.org, include the Unborn child pain Awareness Act, the Cloning Prohibition Act, Limiting Court Jurisdiction, Indecency and Enforcement Reform and the Federal tax issues.
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“This list is not exhaustive and is expected to grow, but these legislative initiatives speak to a spectrum of issues important to life, marriage and religious freedom,” the Jan 31 statement read.
One of the issues listed by the FRC, the Child Custody Protection Act, received bi-partisan support during a recent Meet the Press showing. Senator John Kerry made remarks supporting the parental notification laws, saying children need to inform their parents in making the life-changing choice of abortion.
"Senator Kerry's comment, on the heels of similar statements by Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), shows that even the most liberal politicians got the message from last year's elections: families matter." Perkins said, "We will work closely with the President and both parties in Congress to pass all the legislation on our list."
