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Reconciliation Would Abort the Stupak Amendment

By on 11.13.09 @ 11:23AM

The Politico is reporting that the rider prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion would violate the Byrd Rule, making it a casualty of the reconciliation process in the event Democrats choose that route to pass a health care bill.

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