In a news conference following the House health care vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked to react to the passage of the Stupak pro-life amendment and the harsh criticism coming from pro-choice groups.
“We have sought over the course of the development of this bill common ground in many areas, this being one of those," Pelosi said. "We did not reach the common ground yet that we hoped to achieve, therefore we had an amendment on the floor. We will continue to seek common ground.”
Translation: don't worry liberals, it's unlikely that the Stupak language will make it into the final bill.
Meanwhile, in a separate news conference, Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, one of the co-sponsors of the Stupak amendment, said: “This bill would not have moved forward in the House without the votes of the members who supported our amendment. And indeed I think two-thirds of those on our side who voted for this ultimately voted for passage.”
UPDATE: Democratic Rep. Brad Ellsworth said: “I’m very proud to be able to vote for the bill, but couldn’t have had this legislation not been part of it.”
victor| 11.8.09 @ 8:18AM
Yes, I really feel for this guy, yet he voted for this monstrosity.
Some "conservative" democrat.
The Stoophead Amendment was just a cover to move the bill along to a vote.
It will be stripped from the bill in the Senate, so he can rest easy until next November.
Then he'll be looking for a new job.
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DrTomVoter| 11.8.09 @ 9:33AM
Why didn't someone ask Pelosi why this amendment was even needed as she has been insisting all along that there was no funding for abortions in the bill?
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Oldefarte| 11.8.09 @ 10:16AM
Conservatives do not care about this amendment, since the whole/entire bill is nothing but WELFARE, and any/all congressmen voting for same should be defeated at the time of their re-election!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Stan Redmond| 11.8.09 @ 7:57PM
How the hell do you find common ground on abortion. Where is the common ground between a human baby being ground to pieces and disposed of like garbage and a baby born? What a vile woman. What a vile concept to force (yes force this is what that healthcare bill does, force us all to pay) all American's to pay for this barbaric procedure.
Human| 11.8.09 @ 8:09PM
Why would someone want to crush a human baby to pieces? Crushing of human babies isn't legal in any state. Removing clusters of cells before it forms a human baby however is legal.
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