James Lankford: “I appreciate the conversation, though, as well.”

Every child is valuable. No American should ever wonder if the check they’re sending to the IRS on April 15 will be used to pay for someone’s elective abortion.

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.

In the Oct. 8 world, we each have the responsibility to call out antisemitism wherever we see it, to defend human dignity, and to speak out for the inherent right of religious liberty for all people.

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.