[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 83 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4246]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SUPPORTING THE PROTECT LIFE RULE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise to applaud President Trump for issuing 
the Protect Life Rule, delivering on his promise to ensure that the 
government is not involved in the abortion business--either directly or 
indirectly.
  When Title X was created in 1970, Congress intended for these funds 
to go toward family planning programs, explicitly barring abortion 
providers from receiving funds by stating: ``None of the funds 
appropriated under this title shall be used in programs where abortion 
is a method of family planning.''
  Since then, the will of Congress and those we represent has been 
undermined as Title X funds have routinely contributed to employee 
salaries, facility costs, and medical supplies for abortion providers.
  The Protect Life Rule is a victory for the majority of Americans who 
are fundamentally opposed to taxpayer-funded abortion without 
decreasing funding for other Title X beneficiaries, and I stand by our 
pro-life President's decision.

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