Posted on 11/09/2009 9:29:40 AM PST by MaestroLC
A top House Democrat said Monday she's "confident" that a conference committee will strip language in the House health bill on taxpayer funding for abortion.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the Democrats' chief deputy whip in the House, said that she and other pro-choice lawmakers would work to strip the amendment included in the House health bill that bars federal funding from going to subsidize abortions.
"I am confident that when it comes back from the conference committee that that language won't be there," Wasserman Schultz said during an appearance on MSNBC. "And I think we're all going to be working very hard, particularly the pro-choice members, to make sure that's the case."
The amendment, offered by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), won the support of Republicans and some centrist Democrats in the House.
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Hey, yellowdogs...got your Hope and Change right HERE.
There will be no conference report. The Senate will not pass any bill.
Every single Democrat in the House needs to be booted out of office in 2010.
The lone Republican and any others who voted for this bill needs to be booted out of office in 2010.
They are totally out of control.
No money for abortions.
No money for illegals.
Serious restrictions on lawsuits regarding medical efforts.
The only ‘winners’ in this bill are the Tort Lawyers.
And when that happens, most of the RATS who said the amendment had to be in there in order for them to vote Yes will still vote Yes.
I must be the dumbest guy on the block. Let me see. The House Bill wouldn’t have passed without the Abortion Amendment. So, Wasserman-Schultz says she is confident it will be stripped out in Conference with the Senate Bill (Which still has a long way to go). So, if it gets stripped out, what makes her think those pro-life Democrats will vote for it then when they wouldn’t vote for it unless it was in there last Saturday? Can anybody explain this to me?
Political THEATRE?
Political THEATRE?
OK...
Stupak is just a useful idiot for the Dems.
the Senate cant pass this nonsense. The result of this passing is just unimaginable .. i foresee another revolution if they force this crap on us.
Debbie is a mindless robot and Nancy’s pet gerbil.
She is a very slimy POS, even for a ‘rat.
You’re right I don’t get how that works.
rep 1: Don’t count me in unless the pizza comes with pepperoni.
rep 2: OK, here’s our order with pepperoini
rep 1: cool, count me in!
senator: sorry, we’re taking out the pepperoni.
That puts them on record.
No, he's a calculating idiot, those voting for him are useful idiots.
Was there ever any doubt?
If nothing else, the exchange between John Boehner and Charlie Rangel on the floor of the house on Friday should have been a wake up call. Boehner asked Rangel if the Democrats would guarantee that abortion funding wouldn't be put back IN the bill when it went to the Reconciliation Committee. Rangel essentially laughed in Boehner's face, and said NO, there were no guarantees. So the Blue Dogs and Joseph Cao, who got their 'assurances' with the Stupak Amendment, will get sold down the river when the bill gets to Reconciliation.
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Stupak was just looking for an excuse to vote for this monstrosity.
****There’s a sucker born every minute. ****
Not if they are aborted first!
Ok, that was cruel!
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