Led legislation (the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act) to establish a permanent, government-wide prohibition on federal taxpayer funding of abortion, making the Hyde Amendment permanent rather than subject to annual renewal.
Stated position. What this official has said they believe on this issue — a sourced claim, shown distinctly from any assessment of what they did. It is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
Derived from a tracked promise: “Led legislation (the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act) to establish a permanent, government-wide prohibition on federal taxpayer funding…”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator James Lankford (lankford.senate.gov)https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-wicker-colleagues-move-for-permanent-ban-on-taxpayer-funding-for-abortions/ ↗
“Regardless of Americans' beliefs on the issue of life, one thing remains clear: the federal government does not need to fund abortions.”