[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 59 (Wednesday, May 4, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                THE NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION ACT

  (Mr. HINCHEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HINCHEY. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3, which has 
nothing to do with taxpayer funding of abortion. Right or wrong, 
Federal funding for abortion hasn't been allowed for more than 3 
decades.
  Instead, H.R. 3 has everything to do with infringing on the 
constitutionally protected right to an abortion that has been the law 
of the land for 38 years.
  For years we've been listening to Republicans call for smaller 
government, less regulation, fewer taxes. But this bill represents the 
opposite of these values. It's more regulation on business, more 
regulation on health care decisions that should be left up to women and 
their doctors. It's more taxes on small business, more taxes on women. 
And it's more control by anti-choice extremists in Washington.
  Finally, this bill isn't about job creation either. Instead, it's 
about bringing up divisive legislation that has no hope of becoming law 
in order to divide and distract the American people.
  It's been 4 months, and still the new majority here hasn't brought a 
serious bill about job creation to this floor for a vote. It's time to 
get back to the work of putting Americans back to work. Let's do that.

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