James Lankford: “There's skepticism. And I hear a lot of people say, 'Let's do an independent committee, instead.'”

A student who feels called to pastor a church or serve as a missionary should not lose access to student aid because Washington measures the value of that calling by a paycheck.

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.

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