[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 111 (Friday, June 25, 2021)] [House] [Page H3138] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] REQUEST TO CONSIDER H.R. 18, NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION ACT (Mrs. HARTZLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solidarity with the 2 million lives saved by the Hyde amendment. For decades, Presidents of both parties, including Presidents Clinton and Obama, have worked across the aisle to include the Hyde amendment in the Federal budget, which is a temporary protection barring the use of taxpayer funds to pay for abortions. However, this year, while calling for unity, the President is pushing for a $6 trillion budget with no protections for the unborn or for the taxpayer who will foot the bill. This is an action where everyone loses. Instead of callously endangering the lives of millions of women and children at taxpayer expense, we should be fighting tooth and nail for their protections. By making the Hyde amendment permanent, that is exactly what H.R. 18 will do. That is why I ask unanimous consent that the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 18 and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Neguse). Under guidelines consistently issued by successive Speakers, as recorded in section 956 of the House Rules and Manual, the Chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships. ____________________