[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 112 (Monday, June 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3164]
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. BICE of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
Hyde amendment.
  For over 40 years, the Hyde amendment, which prevents taxpayer-funded 
abortions has had strong bipartisan support. However, the Biden 
administration aims to end this longstanding bipartisan tradition by 
striking the amendment in the fiscal year 2022 budget request.
  The Hyde amendment is one of the longest standing Federal pro-life 
policies and has prohibited publicly funded abortions since 1976. After 
decades of support, it is gravely concerning that President Biden has 
reversed his position on this important pro-life protection.
  I vehemently support life and defending the unborn. I encourage all 
my colleagues, both Democrat and Republican, to support this important 
protection for the lives of the unborn.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Judiciary be discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 18, and ask for its immediate consideration in 
the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under guidelines consistently issued by 
successive Speakers, as recorded in section 956 of the House Rules and 
Manual, the Chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it 
has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships.

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