Pete will always stand for the unborn and strongly opposes any efforts to use taxpayer funds for abortion.
Stand for the unborn and oppose taxpayer funding for abortion.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The campaign site says, 'Pete will always stand for the unborn and strongly opposes any efforts to use taxpayer funds for abortion.'
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The House Clerk records that Pete Stauber voted 'Yea' on H.R. 6945, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, on Jan. 21, 2026.
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Stauber's office said he voted against H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act, and stated, 'I will always stand up for life and push back on the Democrats' radical pro-abortion agenda.'
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In 2026, federal data show 26 percent of QHPs (1,719 of 6,655) in the 50 states and District of Columbia covered non-excepted abortion services.
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QHPs are prohibited from using federal funds, such as income-based tax credits, to help pay for abortion services except where the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or the life of the pregnant woman would be endangered unless an abortion is performed.
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04/24/2025 - Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
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This bill has the status Introduced
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No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal law, shall be expended for any abortion.
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None of the funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal law, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.
Assessments
The promise is partly about conduct in federal office: standing for the unborn and opposing abortion-related policies. The evidence shows Pete Stauber cast anti-abortion votes and publicly aligned himself with pro-life positions during his House service, which supports the 'stand for the unborn' portion of the pledge. But the record provided does not show a completed policy outcome specifically ending or materially restricting taxpayer funding for abortion, nor a clear Stauber-led measure that achieved that result. In federal office context, these actions merit credit for partial fulfillment, but not full delivery of the full promise.
Stauber made and followed through on the oppositional stance portion of the promise through recorded congressional votes and public statements against abortion-expansion measures, including voting against the Women's Health Protection Act and supporting pro-life-related legislation. However, the evidence does not show that he delivered the concrete funding outcome of ending or blocking taxpayer funding for abortion as enacted federal policy. Because the record supports serious same-term effort and alignment with the promise but not full policy delivery, partial credit is appropriate.
Stauber made and acted consistently with the pro-life portion of the promise through recorded votes and public statements opposing abortion-expansion legislation. However, the provided evidence does not establish that he delivered the taxpayer-funding component as a completed policy outcome, nor does it show a specific successful action eliminating or blocking taxpayer funding for abortion. The record supports meaningful effort and partial alignment, but not full fulfillment.