[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. BABIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BABIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Hyde 
amendment. For more than 40 years, Hyde enjoyed strong bipartisan 
support, with both Republicans and Democrats agreeing that Americans 
should never be forced to fund abortions with their hard-earned tax 
dollars.
  However, President Biden and my Democrat colleagues have now decided 
to abolish this crucial protection. By eliminating the Hyde amendment 
from their budget, they have disregarded the conscience rights of all 
Americans and blatantly attacked the lives of the unborn.
  As the father of five children and the grandfather of 17, I know just 
how precious life is, and I will never stop fighting to protect the 
Hyde amendment.
  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 previously advised, that 
request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance.

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