July 16, 2026
Speakers from Congress to include Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Rep. Mark Harris, Rep. Mark Harris, Rep. Michelle Fischbach, Rep. Bob Onder & more.
“Reconciliation is one path forward, and we should take it. We call on the GOP to use their authority in bills, amendments, and their own advocacy to finish what they started,” says Students for Life Action’s Savanna Deretich. “But the Trump Administration can complete an investigation into Planned Parenthood’s bad acts, now underway at the Small Business Administration, and tell Planned Parenthood ‘You’re Fired,’ without 60 votes in the U.S. Senate. For us, it’s all of the above when it comes to defunding.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (07-16-2026) – Don’t miss! While Congress hesitates to block taxpayer funding for abortion, join Students for Life Action and pro-life movement groups at the “Defund Big Abortion” press conference today, calling on Congress to halt the use of taxpayer dollars to end the lives of preborn babies.
READ MORE: BREAKING: SFLAction Gives Every Member of Congress an ‘F’ for Failing to Keep Planned Parenthood Defunded
The press conference, set for 10 a.m. ET at the House Triangle, will feature a star-studded list of speakers, with 4 members of Congress joining Students for Life Action’s own Savanna Deretich, LiveAction’s Christina Bennett, and American Principles Project’s Terry Shilling.
Below is the list of confirmed speakers, with more to come:
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
Rep. Mark Harris
Rep. Michelle Fischbach
Rep. Bob Onder
John Mize – Americans United for Life
Madison LaClare – National Right to Life
Christina Bennett – LiveAction
Clare Ath – Human Coalition
Terry Shilling – American Principles Project
Paul Teller – Teller Strategies
Sarah Zagorski – Americans United for Life
Savanna Deretich – Students for Life Action
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