US House GOP delegation calls on Rauner to veto HB 40

Wednesday, all seven Republican members of Illinois' U.S. House delegation called on Illinois' GOP governor to veto a bill now on his desk expanding taxpayer funding of abortions - for any reason.

Congressman Peter Roskam (IL-06) led the delegation's letter, signed by GOP members, John Shimkus (IL-15), Randy Hultgren (IL-14), Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), Rodney Davis (IL-13), Mike Bost (IL-12), and Darin LaHood (IL-18).

“This bill is dangerous.” Roskam said in a statement issued with the letter. “It forces taxpayers to be complicit in the act of abortion even if they believe abortion to be morally reprehensible.

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