[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 112 (Monday, June 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3226]
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. HUIZENGA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUIZENGA. Madam Speaker, I rise today with an opportunity for 
this body and the United States Congress to save lives.
  The Hyde amendment has been an essential safeguard that has defended 
the unborn and protected millions of lives for more than 40 years. A 
recent estimate credits the Hyde amendment with saving more than 2.4 
million precious and innocent lives.
  Historically, measures which prevent taxpayer dollars from being used 
to perform abortions have garnered strong bipartisan support. In fact, 
President Biden was a vocal supporter of the Hyde amendment during his 
decades of service in the U.S. Senate.
  However, it is clear that Democrats in Washington have changed their 
mind, as they have recently made it their mission to eliminate these 
longstanding protections and force families in west Michigan and across 
the Nation to violate their deeply held beliefs by funding abortions on 
demand with their hard-earned tax dollars.
  I believe, as millions of Michiganders and those across America 
believe, we must embrace a culture that protects the values of life. 
Using taxpayer dollars to end the lives of innocent children is wrong.
  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, that 
request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance.

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