Mifepristone regulations allow doctors to prescribe the drug to abort an unborn child up to 10 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy, at which point the child has a fetal heartbeat, brain activity, and partially developed eyes, ears, lips, and nostrils. The drug works by blocking the hormone progesterone, which cuts off the unborn child’s supply of oxygen and nutrients. A second pill, misoprostol, is taken shortly thereafter to expel the body.
Rather, the nearly $25.9 billion bill focuses on support for farmers and ranchers, funding for agriculture research, deregulation, rural broadband funds, and food and drug safety among other things. The proposal is nearly $2.7 billion less than Biden’s proposal, leaving out his requests for funding for climate hubs, pay hikes for federal employees, and other funding priorities.
“This … bill prioritizes U.S. agriculture, food security, and a safe medical supply,” Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Cole, a Republican, said in a statement.
“It strengthens our rural communities by investing in broadband and vital nutrition programs,” Cole said. “Safeguards to protect our farmlands from being ceded to foreign adversaries are also included. The legislation supports our food supply, producers, and American families.”
Pro-life efforts in separate appropriation bill
Although Republican lawmakers sidestepped pro-life language in the agriculture appropriation bill, the caucus did back pro-life language in legislation to fund the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The legislation provides funding for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies.
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