Posted by
Defend America on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:31:08 PM
Senate Health Care Bill Dead on Arrival, Pro-Life House Democrats Say
By Carl Cameron
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FOXNews.com
The
health care reform bill passed by the Senate on Christmas Eve appears
to be dead on arrival in the House, as seven anti-abortion Democrats
intend to join the ranks of lawmakers who plan to vote against the
legislation, Fox News has confirmed
Seven new no votes would be enough to kill the Senate bill, and
several more fence-sitting lawmakers are under pressure from both sides
of the aisle.
Foremost among the seven new no votes is Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich.,
whose anti-abortion amendment to the House version of the legislation
got the bill passed in that chamber last year.
But because the Senate and House Democratic leaders weren't able to
agree on joint legislation before losing their supermajority in the
Senate this year, they have few options other than getting the House to
pass the Senate bill and then making changes to the law through a
separate budget reconciliation bill that could pass with simple
majorities.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/10/senate-health-care-dead-arrival-say-pro-life-house-democrats/