Posted on 03/20/2010 7:16:39 AM PDT by atc23
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made a deal with Rep. Bart Stupak in order to secure his vote and that of other anti-choice Democrats for the health care bill, which is scheduled to be voted on this Sunday. According to a member of Congress who was briefed on the matter, Pelosi has agreed to let Stupak have a vote on his amendment, which instructs the Senate to substitute his language for the Senate language on abortion.
FDL has obtained a copy of the concurrent resolution (PDF1, PDF2, PDF3, PDF4), which includes cosponsors Marion Berry, Sanford Bishop, Joseph Cao, Kathy Dahlkemper, Steve Driehaus, Marcy Kaptur, Dan Lipinski, Alan Mollohan, and Nick Rahall. A second source confirms that with the exception of Cao, these are the members of Congress who are still on the fence. Cao is still considered a firm “no” vote.
The deal calls for Stupak to have a vote on his amendment either before or after the House votes to confirm the Senate bill on Sunday. Stupak is confident that he has the votes to pass the measure, and is happy to have the vote after the House passes the Senate bill. He believes that by using a “tie bar” approach, his amendment would be “tied” to the health care bill — which would require just 51 votes in the Senate
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Question: How does this story, if true, affect the vote of pro infanticide democrat congressmen?
They’re not answering the phones. How do we get through to these traitors today?
I just saw a Congressman being interviewed on Fox, didn’t get his name, but he said if that happens with Stupak then the pro-abortions Democrats won’t vote for the bill. No idea if that’s true or not.
Is Thelma looking for a way to blame the wreck at the bottom of the canyon on Louise (Reid)?
She’ll lose 30 pro-abortion liberals with that move. Like Tom Delay said, she’s in a box.
Since when does the Senate follow the instructions of the House?
I doubt that’s true. Obama has successfully convinced the socialist nuts that this is the THE only path to total government control, and they aren’t going to stray at this point.
This is despicable.
Question: How does this story, if true, affect the vote of pro infanticide democrat congressmen?
That’s a good one, it is beginning to appear there is no such thing as a principled democrat, not one. Remaining comments self censored.
I agree, I too was hopeful that Stupak wouldn’t vote yes on this. If they take the abortion language out, it’s only a ruse. They will put it back in again at some point or try to anyway once the bill is past.
Stupak Abortion Language to Be Substituted for Senate Language in Deal to Secure Health Care Votes
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2475143/posts
Your post duplicates one that I believe was from yesterday, or earlier today if not.
I don’t know what the truth is.
This old news. No deal on abortion, Pelosi don’t have the votes and there will be no abortion bill.
I wouldn’t be so sure, look at the comments at the firedoglake link, the left is furious if that happens.
it’s old news, dead as a parrot.
Mark Levin is on Fox now if anyone is interested.
The Kenyan president from Indonesia is killing the American people with his dreams of a communist utopia.
A Massive rebellion is on the horizon.
This is an old story and has been debunked. Jane Hamsher is an Obama Den hack.
Try a free fax from your computer. I had one go through, so that fax machine was on. The other did not.
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You seem so sure about all this. Just like many others were so sure this bill would not pass the house, then the senate and then...
This is a done deal. Stupak will announce in exactly 27 minutes that his coalition will vote for the bill because of compromise.
BREAKING: Stupak’s 11:00 press conference has been called off indefinately.
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