[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2106]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION ACT

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, I would like to thank Messrs. Smith 
and Lipinski for introducing H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for 
Abortion Act, a crucial bill that will help us save so many innocent 
lives. As pro-life Members of Congress, we have a commitment to fight 
on behalf of those who have no voice and to take the necessary steps to 
advance legislation on the floor.
  The vast majority of Americans do not want their tax dollars to be 
used to pay for abortions. This bill would establish a permanent 
prohibition on taxpayer subsidies for abortions.
  For many years, the Hyde amendment and other Federal prohibitions on 
public funding for abortion have been enacted as appropriation riders, 
but they are not permanent. We need to get rid of this patchwork 
approach and enact H.R. 7 to ensure that Federal funds are not used to 
pay for abortions.
  I will continue to work with like-minded Members of Congress to 
promote H.R. 7 and all pro-life legislation because I understand that 
we have a responsibility to protect the innocent unborn.

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