[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 130 (Monday, July 26, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3890]
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. WESTERMAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 18, the 
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure 
Act of 2021.
  Earlier this month, President Biden released his budget, which does 
not include the Hyde amendment, an amendment that prohibits Federal 
taxpayer dollars from funding abortions through Medicaid. Hyde has been 
included in every appropriations package since 1976 and is a 
longstanding, bipartisan common ground bill between Republicans and 
Democrats to protect the conscience of taxpayers.
  President Biden has consistently expressed support for the Hyde 
amendment throughout his career, and I am disappointed that his recent 
shift signals to the American people that he will cave to the political 
pressures of his left wing and force our tax dollars to pay for the 
eugenics of our Nation's poorest individuals who are on Medicaid. We 
cannot stand for this and must codify Hyde's restrictions on taxpayer-
funded 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 I ask for its immediate 
consideration in the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair has previously advised, that 
request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance.

                          ____________________