[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26545]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




DEMAND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ABORTION BE BANNED IN ANY HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, the administration and 
congressional Democrats are currently wheeling and dealing behind 
closed doors attempting a government takeover of our Nation's health 
care system. Additionally, the Democrat scheme provides a back door to 
allow for the government funding of abortion.
  Since 1976, Federal funds have been barred from being used for 
abortions, and Democrats are refusing to continue this policy. Some of 
my colleagues will tell you their plan doesn't fund abortion, yet, on 
page 171, section 303 states that at least one plan participating 
through the new government-run exchange must cover abortion services. 
In addition, the bill contains explicit language saying ``nothing in 
this act shall be construed as preventing'' the public option from 
paying for all elective abortions.
  The public option will be a Federal program using Federal funds. The 
American taxpayers will be forced to send part of their hard-earned 
dollars to Washington every year to end the life of an unborn child.
  I call on my colleagues in this House to demand that Federal funding 
for abortion is banned in any and all forms of health care funding.

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