[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1169]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                           SUPPORT FOR H.R. 7

  (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WILLIAMS. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 7, the No 
Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.
  Madam Speaker, barring the use of certain Federal funding for 
abortion is not a new concept. The Hyde amendment has, more or less, 
called for this ban for 40 years, but the Hyde amendment is not 
permanent and must be reintroduced every year for it to go into effect. 
As such, it has been reformed from time to time, and, sooner or later, 
I believe it will cease to be implemented; so it is time to make the 
Hyde amendment permanent law. It is long overdue.
  Madam Speaker, this bill we are debating is not about man versus 
woman; it is not about liberal versus conservative; H.R. 7 is not about 
taking away the rights of a woman. It is about protecting the rights of 
the unborn because, at the end of the day, this is what this comes down 
to. Who knew something so obviously and so morally right would be so 
controversial?
  I ask my colleagues to support this bill as we protect the lives of 
those who cannot speak for themselves.
  In God we trust.

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