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A Stupak amendment of our own
Last night, 23 Democrats voted against providing 36 million Americans with health insurance while reducing the deficit, but in favor of the Stupak amendment to restrict reproductive rights for low-income women. Full Article at Open Left
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The House voted yesterday and the anti-women's health Stupak amendment passed 240 to 194 with one member voting present. 64 Democrats voted yes on the Stupak amendment, which effectively bans insurance companies from selling insurance plans that cover... Full Article at Huffington Post
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Once again, the American people have allowed themselves to be played for fools by our “representatives” in Congress. This time we fell for Nancy Pelosi’s stratagem of allowing a vote on the Stupak Amendment, which was never anything but a trick. Full Article at PAWaterCooler.com
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From NBC's Domenico Montanaro The House health care bill passed 220-215 in a late-night vote yesterday. Remember that Democrats won two special elections on Election Day on Tuesday. And this bill passed by two votes. Coincidence? Full Article at MSNBC
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Price for Health Care, Women Under Bus boomantribune.com 4 hours ago — So, it turns out that the price of passing health care reform in the House is selling women down the river. There will be a vote on the Stupak Amendment after all. Full Article at Beltway Blips
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I am confident that when it comes back from the conference committee that that language won't be there ... And I think we're all going to be working very hard, particularly the pro-choice members, to make sure that's the case.
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I have my doubts this language if it passes has any chance of being in the final version of this bill
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While the House is expected to take on the Stupak amendment, it is quite clear that this could be a shell game that is underway and we have no guarantee that when it comes back from conference that the language will be in the bill.
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There's going to be a firestorm here ... Women are going to realize that a Democratic-controlled House has passed legislation that would prohibit women paying for abortions with their own funds....We're not going to let this into law.
