[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 110 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3119]
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

  (Mrs. HINSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. HINSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call on my colleagues to 
consider the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, legislation that 
would preserve the longstanding Hyde amendment.
  For the first time in over 40 years, the administration's proposed 
budget does not include Hyde protections, protections that have long 
ensured taxpayer dollars are not used to fund abortions.
  Mr. Speaker, Hyde protections have saved 2.4 million babies. 
Reversing this longstanding pro-life policy is wrong. The right to life 
is the most fundamental of all of our rights. We must defend those who 
cannot defend themselves.
  I will always lend my voice to the voiceless and fight to ensure that 
Iowa taxpayers are never forced to fund abortions against their will.
  Mr. 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 I ask for its immediate 
consideration in the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair previously advised, that 
request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance.

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