Editor’s note. Rep. Kat Cammack spoke in favor of H.R. 18, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

Mrs. CAMMACK. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Hyde amendment, which is the longest pro-life precedent in American history. This amendment prevents our taxpayer dollars from ending the lives of society’s most vulnerable, the unborn.

Madam Speaker, for over 40 years, Congress, both Republican and Democrat administrations, have supported the Hyde amendment to prohibit publicly funded abortions. That tradition seems to have ended with this current administration.

Protecting life is not and should not be a partisan issue. The President and congressional Democrats need to listen to the American people, who overwhelmingly support life and continue to uphold this important protection.

We as a country believe in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, which is why we must defend that vital first tenet of life and support the Hyde amendment.