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dailykos.com - 22 days ago
64 Democrats on the Wrong Side of Stupak-Pitts
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For future reference, here is the list of Democrats who voted "Aye" on the Stupak-Pitts Amendment. AL-2 Bright, Bobby; AL- 5 Griffith, Parker; AL-7 Davis, Artur; AR-1 Berry, Robert; AR-2 Snyder, Victor; AR-4 AR-4 Ross, Mike; CA-18 Cardoza, Dennis; CA-20 Costa, Jim; CA-43 Baca, Joe; CO-3 ...
Stupak Amendment Could Likely Be Used By Insurance Companies To Discriminate Against Low Income Americans
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 23 days ago
Stupak Amendment Could Likely Be Used By Insurance Companies To Discriminate Against Low Income ...
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — The Stupak amendment would prevent any private health insurance plan from covering elective abortion, if even one... of its customer used even one dollar of affordability tax credits. The problem is that the Stupak amendment will conflict directly with ... (more) Stupak Amendment Could Likely Be Used By Insurance ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 23 days ago
House Health Care Vote: Breaking Updates
— huffingtonpost.com — The House of Representatives is set to vote on major health care reform legislation today. Check this... page throughout the day for the latest news, or follow live streaming video and Twitter updates HERE . 9:20 AM ET -- Bishops endorse health ... (more) House Health Care Vote: Breaking Updates

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tools.advomatic.com - 23 days ago
Vote NO on the Stupak amendment
— tools.advomatic.com — Don't restrict a women's right to choose! The House bill already contains a compromise that reflects the... status quo and current law: It prohibits federal funds from being used for abortion but still allows women to use their own money to buy the ... (more) Vote NO on the Stupak amendment

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The Reaction — By Creature Sixty-four Democrats voted in favor of the vile, anti-choice Stupak amendment. Of those sixty-four, I especially loath the twenty-six who voted against the health-care reform bill overall. If these twenty-six Dems had no intention of voting for the bill, then they should have refrained from dictating what would be in it. I understand Republicans doing this (anything to piss off liberals, after all), however, for Democrats to act in the same way is unfathomable. So, put me in the camp that wants to see all of these Dems ...

The future of the Stupak amendment
Political Animal — ... , with 64 Dems joining the Republicans. (A total of 26 center-right Dems voted for Stupak/Pitts, and then against health care reform.) The fight over this provision, however, is ...

House Passes the Affordable Health Care for America Act
Blog For Arizona — ... Altmire, Barrow, Boccieri, Boren, Bright, Chandler, Childers, Davis (AL), Davis (TN), Gordon (TN), Griffith, Holden, Marshall, Matheson, McIntyre, Melancon, Peterson, Ross, Shuler, Skelton, Tanner, Taylor, Teague. Daily Kos ...

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64 Democrats on the Wrong Side of Stupak
dailykos.com 23 days ago — For future reference, here is the list of Democrats who voted "Aye" on the Stupak Amendment. AL-2 Bright, Bobby; AL- 5 Griffith, Parker; AL-7 Davis, Artur; AR-1 Berry, Robert; AR-2 Snyder, Victor; AR-4 AR-4 Ross, Mike; AR-4 Ross, Mike; CA-18 ...
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mahablog.com 22 days ago — House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill House Democrats Who Voted for the Stupak-Pitts Amendment House Democrats Who Voted Yes on Stupak-Pitts and No on the Final Bill (the Worst of the Worst): Jason Altmire (Pa. 4) John Barrow (Ga. 12) John Boccieri (Ohio 16) Dan Boren ...
Unreliable Narration
lefarkins.blogspot.com 21 days ago — Amy Sullivan asserts that the Stupak-Pitts amendment was the result of "political malpractice:" Despite the fact that anyone who has followed U.S. politics over the last thirty years could have told you that abortion would be a controversial aspect ...
What the Stupak-Pitts Coathanger Amendment Does
dailykos.com 21 days ago — Here's what it says : The amendment will prohibit federal funds for abortion services in the public option. It also prohibits individuals who receive affordability credits from purchasing a plan that provides elective abortions. However, it allows ...
Sen. McCaskill: the Abortion Prohibition is on the Insurance Plans not on Individuals
openleft.com 21 days ago — Senator McCaskill is sadly wrong on what the Stupak-Pitts amendment prohibits.  Even if she were right, it would still be a wound to the rights of women in this country. Even if the original Stupak amendment passed which only included the public ...
"Pro-Choice" McCaskill Could Support Stupak Coathanger Amendment
dailykos.com 21 days ago — Claire McCaskill needs to read the Stupak-Pitts  amendment . Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe", McCaskill was asked whether an amendment added by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) to the House's legislation would be too bitter a pill to pass the ...
Will Planned Parenthood and NARAL Score the House Health Care Bill?
fdlaction.firedoglake.com 21 days ago — Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood says : Planned Parenthood condemns the adoption of the Stupak/Pitts amendment in HR 3962 this evening. This amendment is an unacceptable addition to the health care reform bill that, if enacted, ...
Don Manzullo is 100% On Abortion — Classical Values
In a previous post I was discussing the tension between social conservatism and fiscal conservatism in social conservatives. So I of course I needed to see how my congressman Don Manzullo voted on the Stupak-Pitts Amendment which prohibits federal funding...
Stuck on Stupak — RedState
In the wake of the House vote for President Obama’s government takeover of health care, some conservative commentators are asking what may have been had House Republicans decided to follow Rep. John Shadegg’s (R-AZ) advice to vote present on the Stupak-Pitts amendment. The ...
Obama: Hyde Is the Limit — Daily Kos
The key passage in the Obama-Tapper interview, in which Obama said that Congress needs to change the Stupak Coathanger amendment, is this: "I laid out a very simple principle, which is this is a health care bill, not an abortion bill," Obama said. "And we're not looking to change what is the ...
What's Really Pissing Me Off — Daily Kos
(Promoted from the diaries - SusanG) "Irrational." "Hypersensitive." "Overreacting." "Hysterical." Women recognize these words all too well. They're put-downs many of them have had thrown at them all their lives anytime they raise issues about their treatment in relationships, school, the ...
How about the others who voted for the Stupak-Pitts amendment — Buckeye State Blog - Comments
It included Marcy Kaptur and Zack Space. That alone would prevent me from donating to them ever again. Because of these and other sell outs we get a bad bill that might not even make it through the Senate. So much for a Democratic majority.
What About The Republicans Who Conspired With Stupak? One, Joe Pitts, Is Vulnerable To Defeat Next Year — DownWithTyranny!
-by Mary Jean Collins Let's not let this Republican off the hook. Remember the name Joe Pitts, Republican Rep from PA-16. On Saturday night, the House passed the Health Care plan with a narrow 220 to 215 majority. Before passage, an amendment was added to the bill making it virtually ...
Pro-choice Dems fire back — First Read
From NBC's Bobby Cervantes Some 41 pro-choice House Democrats have signed on to a letter headed to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk that states their intention to vote against a conference committee report if the Stupak-Pitts anti-abortion amendment remains as is, according to a draft of the ...
Monday Blogaround — Shakesville
This blogaround brought to you by Shaxco, makers of Spudsy's Delicious Scooter Snak-Paks, for the zipster on the go. Recommended Reading: Melissa: The Stupak-Pitts Amendment Hall of Shame Amanda: Misogyny Hijacks Health Care Reform Vote The Red Queen: Second Class Health Care for Second Class ...
The Bishops And Health Insurance Reform — The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
A reader writes: Like you , I don't like abortion.  And I really don't like federal funding for it.   But the Stupak/Pitts amendment adopted in health reform by the House of Representatives went beyond the status quo of today's abortion landscape.  The original bill made an ...
Responding to Stupak-Pitts — Lawyers, Guns and Money
Via ema in comments, some crucial info about Stupak 's handiwork: The Stupak-Pitts amendment forbids any plan offering abortion coverage in the new system from accepting even one subsidized customer. Since more than 80 percent of the participants in the exchange will be subsidized, it seems ...
Anti-Choice Democrats — culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily
Although I will take an anti-choice Democrat over an anti-choice Republican any day, I have to say that the 64 Democrats who voted for the anti-choice Stupak-Pitts Amendment are a serious disappointment. Some are expected. Some I really hoped for better and I can safely say I am unlikely to ...
65 Democrats threw women under the bus in the name of Health Care Reform — culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily
Hot off the Congressional record , here are the names of the 65 democrats who thought it made sense to throw women under the proverbial Health Care Reform bus for the sake of getting the bill into conference. These Democrats voted for the Stupak-Pitts amendment which would : Prohibit ...
They'll Get the Abortion That Was Never There Back! -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez — The Corner on National Review Online
Planned Parenthood responds to Stupak: “The Stupak/Pitts amendment violates the spirit of health care reform, which is meant to guarantee quality, affordable health care coverage for all. In fact, this amendment would create a two-tiered system that would punish women, particularly those ...
Stupak: A Pac With Seven Stupid People — TalkLeft
Update : If the line is busy when you call, Tweet Your Rep . The Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts-Kaptur-Dahlkemper-Lipinski-Smith Amendment, to the health care reform bill ( H.R. 3962 )is being voted on today. Reportedly, it prevents federal funding of abortion and health insurance plans which ...