[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H3791-H3792]
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. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Madam Speaker, the right to life is one of the founding 
principles of our Nation. Every human being, born or unborn, is 
entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
  Yet today, we see this right under attack as the Biden administration 
continues their war on the unborn by seeking to remove the Hyde 
amendment, a

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longstanding pro-life protection that has saved 2.5 million lives from 
abortion since 1976.
  Not too long ago, President Joe Biden stated: ``Those of us who are 
opposed to abortion should not be compelled to pay for them.'' But his 
proposed budget fails to include the Hyde amendment, making it clear 
that President Biden does not continue to value the life of the unborn.
  This is why I am a cosponsor of H.R. 18, the No Taxpayer Funding for 
Abortion Act. I, like many Tennesseans, believe taxpayer dollars should 
never be used to fund abortions.
  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. Manning). 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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