[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 129 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H3823-H3824]
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. JOHNSON of Louisiana asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
pro-life Hyde amendment. Typically,

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during appropriation season, of course, Democrats and Republicans 
debate our differences, but we have always historically rallied 
together in opposition to taxpayer-funded abortions, and we have 
adopted the bipartisan Hyde amendment.
  However, for some inexplicable reason, this year is different. In 
1994, then-Senator Joe Biden famously stated: ``Those of us who are 
opposed to abortion should not be compelled to pay for them.'' Of 
course, he was right. But the President's position has changed now, 
giving fuel to the fire of Democrat leadership here in this House to 
follow suit in their own funding bills.
  It is time to make these Hyde amendment protections permanent. It is 
true: Hyde saves lives. And today I am asking my colleagues on both 
sides of the aisle to recognize the inherent dignity of every single 
human life, rejecting this blatant attack on pro-life amendments like 
the Hyde amendment.
  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 ask for its immediate 
consideration in this House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mrvan). 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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