('Iungreaa at the ?atten ?tatea l??aahiugtmt, E01 June 14, 2017 The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Mike Enzi Majority Leader Chairman United States Senate Committee on the Budget 8-230, The Capitol United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 624 Dirksen Senate Of?ce Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Lamar Alexander The Honorable Orrin Hatch Chairman Chairman on Health, Education, Committee on Finance Labor and Pensions United States Senate United States Senate 219 Dirksen Senate Of?ce Building 428 Dirksen Senate Of?ce Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Chairman Enzi, Chairman Alexander, and Chairman Hatch, Thank you for your ongoing efforts to craft a health care bill in the Senate. We recognize and appreciate your consideration of our pro-life priorities within the bill. While there have been differences of opinion on the best way to ?x our nation?s health care system, the pro-life majority in the House of Representatives has reached consensus that any health care legislation must abide by the overarching principle that abortion is not health care, and that therefore, elective abortion, abortion providers, and health plans that include elective abortion should not be subsidized. History has made it clear that any legislation pertaining to health care that does not explicitly prevent funding for abortion providers or abortion coverage, by default includes such funding. The House-passed American Health Care Act of 2017, HR. 1628, applied these principles by including statutory protections against funding abortion under any current and future tax credits utilized under this bill, or any other form of government assistance for the purchase of health care; and reallocating funds away from certain abortion providers to health centers. PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER As you move forward with health care legislation in the Senate, we encourage your continued prioritization of these pro-life principles. Sincerely, Doug Lamb? Christopher H. Smith Member of Congress Member of Congress Vicky Hartz 1 Mark Walker Member of Congress I Trent rankgr - Ma a Blackburn Member of Congress Member of Congress ?6 a Tom Graves Member of Congress Member of Congress Randy Wei: Member of Congress Member of Congi ess @9244: Mike Kelly I Daniel Webster lVel1nbe1 ot Cong] ess Member of Congress ha. 6% 429% If]! Robert Pittenger ark Meadows Member of Conges Member of Congress Ann Wagner -- Member of Congress/ Member of Congress Neal P. Dumm?J Alex X. Mooney Member of Congress Member of Congress Evan enkms Mem er of Congress Member of Con ess Lamar Smith Steve Pearce Member of Congress - Member of Congress Mi gum/M - a Earl ?Buddy? Carter Rlek W. Allen of Congress Member of Congress- Bob Gibbs Glen Grothman Member of Congress Member of Congress agar/wk: ?hi/M J. Wittman Darin LaHood Member of Congress Member of Congress If - I A (b Warren Davidson Andy Harm's, MD. Member of Congress Member of Congress Louie Gohmert ?ake Farenthold Member of Congress Member of Congress EQAQ Ra?] Labrador Member of Congress Member 0 Congress Mike Gallagher Member of Congress Jod . i Rothfus Me er of Congress Member of Congress J?k Bergman Ralph Abraham, MD. Member of Congress Member of Congress Pete Olson Glenn Thompson I Member of Congress Member of Congress Dennis A. Ross Member of Congress Shaw Sam Johnson Member of Congress Mama: John Muse Pager Congress 0M twwx?rc, Tom Emmer Member of Congress Dave Brat Wongess Matt Gaetz Member of Congress Gregg Ha Member of ngress Richard Hudson Member of Congress Randy Hulti?n~i Member of gress?awf Kevin Cramer Member of Congress Brian Babin Member of Congress air a David Joyce Member of Congress ?nge King Member of Congress Mara Mariha Roby Member of Congress Steve Chabot Member of Congress Trent lielly - Andy?higgs a Member of Congress Member of Congress i rdan Kenny Marchant ber of Co gress Member of Congress in! A . In 1 2? Brad R. Wenstrup David Rouzer Member of Congress Member of Congress Tim Murphy Member Of Congress CC: Senators Roy Blunt, James Lankford, Joni Ernst, Steve Daines, Luther Strange