WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Over the weekend, the Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a COVID-19 relief bill that aims to use taxpayer money to fund abortions and the abortion industry under the guise of coronavirus relief.
Known as H.R. 1319, the $1.9 trillion, 592-page “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,” passed by a narrow 219-212 margin, largely along party lines. Two Democrats, Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Kurt Schrader of Oregon, joined Republicans in opposing the measure.
“Now, the bill moves to the United States Senate, where I hope it will receive quick action. We have no time to waste,” said Joe Biden, the most pro-abortion president in U.S. history. The Washington Post called the measure “the White House’s first major piece of legislation.”
“Emboldened by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, radical House Democrats are once again capitalizing on the COVID-19 crisis to expand abortion on demand, refusing to add Hyde Amendment protections to the relief bill,” warned Washington-based pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA) president Marjorie Dannenfelser in a statement issued Saturday.
The massive funding bill, unlike previous COVID-19 relief legislation, excluded Hyde Amendment protections, meaning that there are no safeguards
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