Posted on 07/17/2021 9:15:51 AM PDT by rktman
The Hyde Amendment failed to make its way into the spending bill which advanced out of the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday. This is the first not to include the amendment, which protects taxpayers from having to fund elective abortions. Hyde has passed every year since 1976 with bipartisan support.
The amendment failed 27-32, which all 26 Republican members and Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX) voted in favor of.
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) offered the amendment, which Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), a medical doctor and co-chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus, spoke in support of. Both noted that the amendment was a "simple" one to include.
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Best post of the day!!!
Someone explains why planned parenthood still gets our tax money?
They’ll leave the amnesty in though.
We backed down like dogs the day McConnel handed over the senate despite massive fraud affecting no fewer than 4 seats.
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