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WASHINGTON D.C. - Last month, Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) led 51 of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in a letter urging President Donald Trump to sign an executive order protecting religious liberty. Rep. Davidson released the following statement after President Trump signed his executive order providing protections:

“President Trump’s executive order will provide relief for organizations from the unfair HHS contraception mandate, ensure the free speech rights of faith leaders, and require federal agencies to follow the Constitution and current law.

“While this is a good first step, more work remains. This order fails to roll back some of the worst progressive mandates of the Obama era. Namely, protections are still needed for religious organizations involved with adoptions, military chaplains serving our troops, federal contractors seeking to preserve their religious identity, and schools maintaining their religious mission. Hillary Clinton punctuated this affront to our Constitution, when she suggested those opposed to her progressive views simply change their doctrine. 

“The executive order directs the attorney general to protect religious liberties. Attorney General Jeff Sessions most certainly will follow the law and the Constitution, but I worry about his successors. Thankfully, members of Congress have drafted bills and amendments ready to advance the cause of religious liberty for all Americans.  Now is the time for deeds, not words, if we are to preserve the freedoms our founders enshrined in the First Amendment.

“I look forward to working with the President and my colleagues in Congress to build upon today’s executive order to ensure that religious liberty is protected for all Americans.”