James Lankford: “That's still a really long time. The painful part is they are not making the 270-day even mark.”

For 50 years, the Hyde Amendment has been an important protection for American taxpayers.

As the United States engages with Beijing, we cannot forget the millions who have suffered under the CCP or those who continue to live under its repression today.

Congress has taken action to ensure taxpayer dollars are not funding organizations that perform abortions, but our work to protect taxpayers and ensure federal law is followed does not stop there," said Lankford.

Hyde was a bipartisan agreement five decades ago, and it has been included in appropriations bills every year since. We should keep that commitment in place.