[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. BUDD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BUDD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to defend the conscience of 
American taxpayers. Since 1973, both sides of the aisle have agreed 
that taxpayers should not be forced to fund the taking of an unborn 
child's life through abortion. This consensus was enshrined in the Hyde 
amendment. The Hyde amendment has saved the lives of almost 2.5 million 
children, including over 65,000 in my home State of North Carolina.
  Madam Speaker, unfortunately, President Biden and Congressional 
Democrats have decided to abandon the Hyde amendment in this year's 
budget. This is a grave mistake that will cost the lives of more 
innocent children, and therefore, it must be reversed.
  Madam Speaker, let's show that this House stands with life, believes 
in science, and opposes the evil of abortion.
  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 I ask for its immediate 
consideration in the House.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Kelly of Illinois). Under the 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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