Tag: Hyde amendment
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley says Senate infrastructure bill must not cover...
WASHINGTON — The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the Senate makes “historic investments” in transportation, climate change mitigation, job creation, expanded internet access...
Republican lawmakers urge Congress to make Hyde Amendment permanent
WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and several other Republican leaders in the House asked their Democratic counterparts June 22 to take...
Sign petition opposing repeal of Hyde Amendment, bishops urge Catholics
WASHINGTON — Diocesan Respect Life coordinators and the Pro-Life Secretariat of the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops are encouraging Catholics to speak out against...
Forty-five years in, future of Hyde Amendment in Congress is uncertain
WASHINGTON — The Hyde Amendment, born in 1976, has had a fairly long congressional history, but it could be marked for extinction.
The amendment, which...
U.S. bishops support pandemic relief legislation, urge removal of abortion funding...
WASHINGTON -- If it passes and becomes law, the American Rescue Plan Congress is considering would pit the great need Americans have for economic...
Delaware, Maryland residents can be heard as COVID-19 bill OKd without...
WASHINGTON -- Over a dozen nonprofit organizations, including Catholic Charities USA, praised the American Rescue Plan passed by the U.S. House early Feb. 27...
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith introduces bill to prohibit use of taxpayer...
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, has introduced a bill to prohibit use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund abortions.
H.R. 18 --...