PRO-LIFE LAWMAKERS ENCOURAGE TRUMP TO REINSTATE LIFE-AFFIRMING POLICIES
144 Senators, Representatives Sign Letter Assuring Support for Trump Pro-Life Actions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 140 members of Congress—led by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) and U.S. Representatives Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)—have issued a letter that encourages President Trump to reinstate and broaden the life-affirming pro-life policies in the early days of his new administration.
The letter sent to President Trump on Tuesday was led by the chairs of the Senate and House Pro-Life Caucuses (Hyde-Smith and Smith) and the chairs of the Values Action Teams (Lankford and Aderholt). The letter, signed by 36 Senators and 108 Representatives, in addition to encouraging President Trump also strongly condemned the Biden administration’s unprecedented and illegal pro-abortion policies.
“Over the last four years, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and their administration systematically weaponized the government against the unborn, their mothers and pro-life Americans—doing their very best to erase every trace of life-affirming victories from your first administration,” the lawmakers wrote. “We look forward to the reinstatement of Trump policies on life in the first days of your second term, getting the country back to a life-affirming, whole of government approach to supporting pregnant and parenting women and their children, born and unborn.”
In addition to reasserting adherence to the long-standing policies restricting the use of taxpayer dollars to promote abortion domestically and internationally, the lawmakers also sought the return of Trump anti-discrimination conscience policies, the pardon of peaceful protesters, and the investigation of potential illegal late-term abortion.
The letter encouraged President Trump to seize the opportunity to examine federal programs across the government to maximize their impact for the benefit of pregnant and parenting women and their children, before and after birth, with housing, childcare, transportation, addiction recovery, and life-affirming health care.
“We are grateful that the Trump administration can bring an end to the weaponization of the United States government against pro-life Americans and unborn children,” the lawmakers wrote. “We believe there is a better way forward for our Republic. We are hopeful for a future where women are given real choices and real support: a future that gives pregnant and parenting women the resources they need to embrace life without feeling the pressure to abort their child. We urge you to seek ways to provide this future to all Americans. The life, safety, freedom and health of the millions of Americans, born and unborn, depend on it.”
In addition to Hyde-Smith and Lankford, the letter was signed by U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).
In addition to Smith and Aderholt, the letter was also signed by U.S. Representatives Mark Alford (Mo.-04), Rick Allen (Ga.-12), Mark Amodei (Nev.-02), Brian Babin (Texas-36), Don Bacon (Neb.-02), Jim Baird (Ind.-04), Aaron Bean (Fla.-04), Cliff Bentz (Ore.-02), Stephanie Bice (Okla.-05), Sheri Biggs (S.C.-03), Gus Bilirakis (Fla.-12), Lauren Boebert (Colo.-03), Mike Bost (Ill.-12), Josh Brecheen (Okla.-02), Tim Burchett (Tenn.-02), Eric Burlison (Mo.-07), Kat Cammack (Fla.-03), John Carter (Texas-31), Ben Cline (Va.-06), Michael Cloud (Texas-27), Andrew Clyde (Ga.-09), Eli Crane (Ariz.-02), Eric “Rick” Crawford (Ark.-01), Dan Crenshaw (Texas-07), Warren Davidson (Ohio-08), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.-26), Neal Dunn, M.D. (Fla.-02), Ron Estes (Kan.-04), Mike Ezell (Miss.-04), Julie Fedorchak (N.D.), Randy Feenstra (Iowa-04), Brad Finstad (Minn.-01), Michelle Fischbach (Minn.-07), Scott Fitzgerald (Wis.-05), Chuck Fleischmann (Tenn.-03), Mike Flood (Neb.-01), Vince Fong (Calif.-20), Virginia Foxx (N.C.-05), Scott Franklin (Fla.-18), Russell Fry (S.C.-07), Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01), Lance Gooden (Texas-05), Paul Gosar, D.D.S. (Ariz.-09), Sam Graves (Mo.-06), Glenn Grothman (Wis.-06), Michael Guest (Miss.-03), Brett Guthrie (Ky.-02), Harriet Hageman (Wyo.), Mike Haridopolos (Fla.-08), Andy Harris, M.D. (Md.-01), Mark Harris (N.C.-08), Diana Harshbarger (Tenn.-01), Kevin Hern (Okla.-01), Clay Higgins (La.-03), French Hill (Ark.-02), Ashley Hinson (Iowa-02), Erin Houchin (Ind.-02), Dusty Johnson (S.D.), Mike Kelly (Pa.-16), Trent Kelly (Miss.-01), David Kustoff (Tenn.-08), Doug LaMalfa (Calif.-01), Nicholas Langworthy (N.Y.-23), Robert Latta (Ohio-05), Laurel Lee (Fla.-15), Barry Loudermilk (Ga.-11), Dr. Rich McCormick (Ga.-06), Mark Messmer (Ind.-08), Dan Meuser (Pa.-09), Carol Miller (W.Va.-01), Mary Miller (Ill.-15), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa-04), John McGuire III (Va.-05), John Moolenar (Mich.-02), Barry Moore (Ala.-02), Blake Moore (Utah-01), Riley Moore (W. Va.-02) Tim Moore (N.C.-14), Nathaniel Moran (Texas-01), Dan Newhouse (Wash.-04), Ralph Norman (S.C.-05), Robert Onder (Mo.-03), Mike Rogers (Ala.-03), John Rose (Tenn.-06), David Rouzer (N.C.-07), John Rutherford (Fla.-05), Adrian Smith (Neb.-03), Steve Scalise (La.-01), Keith Self (Texas-03), Mike Simpson (Idaho-02), Lloyd Smucker (Pa.-11), Pete Stauber (N.Y.-21), Greg Steube (Fla.-17), Dale Strong (Ala.-05), Marlin Stutzman (Ind.-03), David Taylor (Ohio-02), Glenn “GT” Thompson (Pa.-15), William Timmons, IV (S.C.-04), Jeff Van Drew (N.J.-02), Beth Van Duyne (Texas-24), Derrick Van Orden (Wis.-03), Randy Weber (Texas-14), Daniel Webster (Fla.-11), Bruce Westerman (Ark.-04), Joe Wilson (S.C.-02), and Rudy Yakym III (Ind.-02).
The lawmakers’ letter is endorsed by the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs, Americans United for Life, CatholicVote, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Family Research Council, March for Life Action, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Students for Life Action, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and the Vitae Foundation.
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