Lynn Jenkins: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today as a supporter and cosponsor of H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today as a supporter and cosponsor of H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. I was a cosponsor of this legislation in the previous two Congresses, and I continue to support it after hearing from my constituents time and time again that they do not want their tax dollars funding abortions. In fact, the majority of Americans and the vast majority of Kansans oppose their tax dollars being used towards abortion. The specter of taxpayer-funded abortion has been exacerbated by the President's health care law, which offers subsidies to taxpayers in order to offset its high cost. These subsidized plans, bought through the health care exchanges, could allow for taxpayer-funded abortions to occur. Without this crucial legislation, we will continue to have a patchwork of provisions regarding Federal funding. This creates confusion, blocks transparency, and opens up additional loopholes. Longstanding provisions are reestablished under H.R. 7, which would apply uniformly across Federal programs, including the President's destructive health care law. I urge passage of this bipartisan bill. Ms. DeGETTE. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Capps) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.”