[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 130 (Monday, July 26, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H3890-H3891]
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. MANN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MANN. Madam Speaker, I stand today to voice my support for H.R. 
18, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which would protect the 
American people from a gross misuse of taxpayer dollars.
  I cosponsored H.R. 18 during my first few days in Congress, because 
I, along with the majority of American voters, believe that no person 
should be required to pay for abortions or abortion services. President 
Biden himself pledged never to force taxpayers to pay for abortions, 
and yet he has broken that promise by failing to include the Hyde 
amendment in his new budget proposal.
  Devaluing the life of unborn children has desensitized America. We 
should never use taxpayer dollars to fund abortion services. Instead, 
we should focus on lifesaving resources that focus on both the mother 
and the child.
  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

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ask for its immediate consideration in this House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair previously advised, that 
request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance.

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