Senator Urges Congress to Keep Hyde in Place: No Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, called on Senate appropriators this week to safeguard longstanding protections against federal funding for elective abortions, emphasizing the Hyde Amendment’s role in preserving life amid ongoing political battles.In a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairwoman Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Cornyn stressed the need to &#82