48 Senators Vow to Oppose Any Legislation That Funds Abortion

Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) questions U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as he testifies at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 3, 2022. Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images

Nearly half of the U.S. Senate vowed on Feb. 5 to block any spending bills that fund abortion.

Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), founder and chairman of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, sent a letter with 47 other senators to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), promising to oppose legislation that would fund abortion without the inclusion of the Hyde Amendment or similar pro-life protections.