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Defend America on Sunday, March 21, 2010 7:35:37 PM
Democrats worried about Republicans' motion to recommit on Stupak language
By Jared Allen
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03/21/10 06:18 PM ET
Democrats are worried about holding
their members together on a GOP motion that could kill the healthcare bill.
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said
House leaders are specifically concerned about a Republican motion to recommit
that would contain only language on abortion that Stupak originally had wanted
to include in the Senate bill.
The concern is based on the fear of
GOP attack ads painting Democrats who vote against a motion to recommit that
includes Stupak’s favored language on abortion as “flip-floppers” on the issue.
Sixty-eight Democrats voted for
Stupak’s language in a November vote. They could be portrayed as flipping if
they now voted against it.
“They are concerned about it,”
Stupak said after his Sunday press conference.
If enough Democrats with Republicans
backed the motion to recommit the bill to committee, it would effectively kill
the healthcare bill.
Democrats, however, said they expect
the GOP motion will include other proposed changes to the bill, besides the
Stupak language on abortion.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/88167-democrats-worry-gop-motion-could-stop-healthcare