[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H3311-H3312]
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. GRIFFITH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, the Hyde amendment respects the deeply 
held beliefs of pro-life people like me by not spending our tax dollars 
to pay for abortions.
  But support for the Hyde amendment goes beyond the pro-life 
community. It has enjoyed broad bipartisan support during most of its 
45-year history, previously including the current Democrat in the Oval 
Office.

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  That is because it respects a cherished American value, freedom of 
conscience regarding our deepest religious beliefs. Now, that freedom 
is under attack by radicals running this country. Their assault on the 
Hyde amendment threatens to undo this important protection for the 
lives of millions and the consciences of millions more.
  That is why we need H.R. 18, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion 
Act.
  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. DeGette). 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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