28 Jan 2021 Republican Study Committee chairman Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) said Thursday “not a single Democrat would put their name on” a letter to congressional leaders pledging to protect the Hyde Amendment. Fox & Friends First Thursday the fact that the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding bipartisan provision attached to spending bills that bars taxpayer funds from being used to pay for abortions, is not supported any longer by Democrats is “an incredible example of how far to the left the Democrat Party has gone.” Every president since Jimmy Carter has supported the Hyde Amendment—which is language included in federal spending bills that prevents pro-life Americans from being forced to pay for abortions.