Posted on 03/04/2010 8:08:17 AM PST by EagleUSA
Health professionals applaud as President Obama speaks about health care reform at the White House. Blue Dog Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak says he's counted 11 lawmakers plus himself willing to kill President Obama's health care overhaul over abortion language.
Stupak, of Michigan, sponsored a provision in the House of Representative's health care bill that passed last fall that clearly prohibits the use of federal money to pay for abortions. That language did not make it into the Senate bill, the model Obama is using to craft the plan he is expected to send to Congress shortly.
"We're not gonna vote for this bill with that kind of language in there," Stupak said Thursday in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America."
"I want to see health care, but we're not gonna bypass some principles and belief that we feel strongly about," he said, adding that he's "prepared to take responsibility" for bringing down the bill.
Obama has urged the Senate to use the "reconciliation" procedure to pass the bill, which would allow Democrats to avoid a 60-vote majority needed to strike down a filibuster but would demand that lawmakers vote only on matters that impact the budget. Before that happens, however, House Democrats can prevent the legislation from reaching the Senate.
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I pray every day this dies.
Oh, please, please, please!
The "blue dogs" have no bite.
Just like when the bill was passing the House. This is issue merely is a smokescreen to cover the Blue Dogs’ eventual support.
Stupak was on an interview and called Pelosi a liar on whether abortion was in the Senate bill.He’d better get
a food taster!
Right on the money! In a way, although for different reasons, the appellation “Yellow Dog” Democrat seems more appropriate.
King Obama will threaten or buy off this opposition. Remember he is a communists gangster type thug and does not hide his corrupt methods. He knows that the way it is in America he has nothing to fear and boldly just presses on. He is insane.
Americans are increasingly allowing themselves to be enslaved by government, and now ... American health care freedom is about to dissapear.
This is issue merely is a smokescreen to cover the Blue Dogs’ eventual support.
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Of course. This takeover bill will have to be repealed and that should be high on the list of campaign issues for the Repubs in November.
Yup... we are not out of the woods until all these nutcases and zero are voted out, then maybe I’ll take a deep breath.
Agreed. This has to do with more than abortion and it needs to be brought out in the open. This bill will break this country and the administration knows it and I believe that is the intent.
The infuriating part is having to hear Pelosi and 0bama
LIE
about there being no abortion funding in the bill.
Go, Blue Dogs! Help America out here.
‘This bill will break this country and the administration knows it and I believe that is the intent.’
Yes. That is the real motive.
At its core, the legislation still is largely along the lines Obama has long sought. It would extend coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans while cracking down on insurance company practices such as denying policies on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions.
Right....He is cracking down on insurers so hard that their stocks have gone up 10%...That’ll show ‘em.
Prayers are fine, but calling House members is critical — all members, D & R - they must gain a sense of public outrage.
202-224-3121
Beg relatives and friends to call. Every call helps.
If you can’t get thru to the DC switchboard, call the district office.
Good point.
I hope Stupak has enough blue dogs lined up to KILL the BILL!
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