Providing for Consideration of H.R. Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; Providing for Consideration of H.R. Lgbtq Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act; Providing for Consideration of S.J. Res. Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Relating to ``Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures''; Providing for Consideration of S.J. Res. Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to ``Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review''; and Providing for Consideration of S.J. Res. Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted By the Office of the Comptroller of Currency Relating to ``National Banks and Federal Savings Associations As Lenders''; and for Other Purposes

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Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, in 1994, then-Senator Joe Biden said: ``Those of us who are opposed to abortion should not be compelled to pay for them.''

Well, Mr. President, I certainly agree.

For more than four decades, the Hyde amendment has ensured the American people are not forced to fund abortion on-demand, a procedure at great odds with so many of our personal and religious beliefs, and an injustice that leaves an irreversible mark on so many lives.

Since 1976, the Hyde amendment has had bipartisan support from Congress, has been signed into law by both Republican and Democrat Presidents, and has been supported by the majority of the American people.

It has saved the lives of millions. But President Biden and the Democrats want to end those protections, forcing the American people to fund a procedure that is at such serious odds with our personal, religious, and moral beliefs.

There is no more vulnerable person than a child in the womb. Do they not deserve our care and our protection? Does that life not also have value, just like the lives of you and me, Mr. Speaker?

Mr. Speaker, I will say it again: We are treading in dangerous territory. Instead of working toward a government that builds all people up for the common good, we are choosing to subsidize the deaths of unborn babies.

I believe that is appalling, and I urge my colleagues to reconsider their positions. We must pass H.R. 18 and respect the wishes of the American people: Tax dollars should not be used to fund abortions.

Mr. Speaker, I urge ``no'' on the previous question.

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