Posted on 07/20/2009 6:24:36 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--An anti-abortion Democrat on Monday said he is negotiating a compromise aimed at resolving concerns that House health-care legislation would allow federal funding of abortions.
Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., said he is in talks with Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., on the language. Stupak said his and Waxman's staff discussed the issue over the weekend and suggested that a compromise could be voted on this week as an amendment to a health-care bill under consideration by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Stupak represents an important vote on the health-care measure, which already faces possible opposition from conservative Democrats on the panel who are concerned about its costs. His comments suggested an easing of tensions among anti-abortion Democrats and proponents of the health-care measure.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce panel on Tuesday afternoon.
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sickening
Yup. This is what worries me. In a bill this size, there is plenty of room to maneuver.
JUST the beginning.....how ‘bout those “ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS?”
Yep... the “compromise”
When you compromise with evil....
Compromise! I’m sure the unborn appreciate a compromise when they see one. Wait, they will never see … compromise or otherwise. :-(
Compromise?
Oh Good, we are only going to half kill babies, That’s progress, That’s change we can believe in.............
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