[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 133 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H4259-H4260]
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. KELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KELLER. Madam Speaker, the Hyde amendment has long been a 
bipartisan measure that prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to 
fund abortions. It is shocking to me that my Democrat colleagues are 
working to eliminate this amendment. Make no mistake, the Hyde 
amendment saves lives.
  I will continue to do my part to support pro-life legislation because 
our creator endowed every one of us with certain unalienable rights to 
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. After all, if we are 
unwilling to fight for life, what are we willing to fight for?
  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 (Mr. Jones). 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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