[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 112 (Monday, June 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3225]
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. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
Hyde amendment and to denounce President Biden's pro-abortion budget.
  Since 1976, the Hyde amendment has saved millions of innocent lives 
by ensuring that American tax dollars are not spent on abortions. For 
over 40 years, Congress has supported the Hyde amendment with 
bipartisan support. That tradition seems to have ended with this 
current administration as President Biden hopes to pass the most pro-
abortion budget in our Nation's history.
  As a healthcare professional, father, and grandfather, I strongly 
believe in the right to life, just like the majority of Americans. We 
must stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves and uphold 
these provisions set by Congress over 40 years ago to save the lives of 
the unborn.
  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 (Ms. Jacobs of California). 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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