[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   REQUEST TO CONSIDER H.R. 18, NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION ACT

  (Mr. SMITH of New Jersey asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, 166 Members of Congress have 
cosponsored H.R. 18, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, to make 
the Hyde amendment and other current abortion funding prohibitions 
permanent and to ensure that the Affordable Care Act conforms with the 
Hyde amendment.
  According to public opinion polls, most Americans, almost 60 percent, 
according to the Marist poll, agree that taxpayers should not be forced 
against their conscience to fund abortion.
  Years ago, then-Senator Biden wrote to constituents, explaining his 
support for the Hyde amendment, and said it would ``protect both the 
woman and her unborn child. . . .'' He said: ``I have consistently--on 
no fewer than 50 occasions--voted against Federal funding for 
abortions. . . . Those of us who are opposed to abortion should not be 
compelled to pay for them.'' So said Senator Biden. I totally agree.
  Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary be discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 18 and ask for its immediate 
consideration in the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair previously advised, the request 
cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance.

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