[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3768]
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. JACOBS of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. JACOBS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 
18, the No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act. This bill would make the 
Hyde amendment permanent and government-wide.
  Mr. Speaker, Hyde saves lives. For more than 40 years, this amendment 
has protected vulnerable, unborn life by preventing taxpayer dollars 
from funding abortions. Named after Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde, 
the Hyde amendment has enjoyed decades of broad, bipartisan support.
  During this time the Charlotte Lozier Institute estimates the Hyde 
amendment has saved over 2 million lives. I am proud to stand up for 
vulnerable life. As the father of a beautiful two-year-old girl, I have 
come to appreciate the sanctity of newborn life in a profound way. We 
owe it to them, and to each other, to protect their lives in every way 
possible.
  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 (Mr. Kildee). As the Chair previously 
advised, the request cannot be entertained absent appropriate 
clearance.

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