Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) this week to negotiate a possible compromise on abortion-funding, and surprisingly expressed optimism that a deal could be reached to pass President Obama's "health" care bill. Stupak's statements appeared to contradict his previous promises, that he and 12 Democrats would vote against the Senate bill, on which Obama demands a March 18 vote.
"It would have to be a separate bill, you could sidebar it to the final bill," Stupak told MSNBC. "One bill doesn't pass without the other. They walk down the aisle together." Then Stupak told The National Review, that he will not settle for an agreement to pass the Senate bill now and fix the bill's problems on abortion later: "If they say 'we’ll give you a letter saying we'll take care of this later,' that’s not acceptable because later never comes."
But Stupak's surprise meeting with Pelosi confirms the shocking Washington Post report by Marc A. Thiessen entitled "How Pelosi Will Game the Stupak 12," detailing how Pelosi
is trying to fool the 12 moderates into passing the current version of the Senate bill with empty promises. "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi must win their votes to pass her bill," Thiessen reports. "The problem for Stupak and his allies is that [Pelosi's] guarantee [to add Stupak's anti-abortion language] is not enough to ensure their position prevails -- because Senate Republicans are gearing up to use something called the 'Byrd rule' to blow up any deal Pelosi cuts to pass health care in the House." So Pelosi cannot keep any promises she makes.SELECT HERE TO SIGN PETITION, AND WE WILL FAX ALL 37 UNDECIDED DEMS, ALL 52 "BLUE-DOG" HOUSE DEMOCRATS, AND ALL 100 SENATORS, TO COMPLETELY REMOVE ABORTION FUNDING FROM THE HEALTH CARE BILL
The Senate 'Byrd rule' would sink Stupak's compromise, since it empowers any one Senator to voice an objection to any non-fiscal verbiage in a 'Reconciliation' side-by-side bill, such as Stupak's proposed amendment to reduce abortion coverage. If the Senate Chairman recognizes any voice objection, then 60 pro-life Senate votes would be required to reinstate Stupak's language, when only 45 Senators supported similar language last fall. Pro-abortion Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has 55 solid votes to flush any side-bill passed by Stupak and Pelosi, causing the Washington Post to rightly conclude:
"The bottom line: Stupak and the blue dog Democrats in the House have no leverage if they go along with Pelosi in a reconciliation strategy. The only way they can ensure that the abortion language and other provisions they oppose are eliminated is to reject reconciliation entirely -- and demand that the House and Senate start over with clean legislation." To this we say, "Amen," but will Stupak cave-in like Sen. Nelson did? Let's encourage the Stupak 12 to "Hold Firm."
SELECT HERE TO SIGN PETITION, AND WE WILL FAX ALL 37 UNDECIDED DEMS, ALL 52 "BLUE-DOG" HOUSE DEMOCRATS, AND ALL 100 SENATORS, TO COMPLETELY REMOVE ABORTION FUNDING FROM THE HEALTH CARE BILL
Meanwhile pro-abortion Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), the co-chairwoman of the abortion-rights-supporting caucus, predicted the abortion issue won't stop Obamacare. "I don't think Congressman Stupak has the votes to kill healthcare legislation over his language not being in there," DeGette told The Hill newspaper.
She believes that even if Stupak's 12 moderates hold firm, the vote count is too close to call, because some of the extreme liberals who voted against Pelosi-care the first time (for lacking a clear 'public option') could switch and vote for the Senate version of Obamacare this time around. If DeGette is right, then conservatives will need more than just 12 of the 37 undecided Democrats to defeat Obamacare now.
We're the only ones reporting the names of the 25 undecideds in red below and 12 pro-Stupak swing votes in blue below (37 total undecided Dems and 1 Republican, Cao) who voted WITH STUPAK to reduce abortion funding, but then also voted WITH PELOSI to pass socialism in H.R. 3692. We need just a handful of these 37 to switch votes and stand firm against President Obama and Harry Reid's pro-abortion amendments. If they stand firm against abortion, we can stop the entire socialist "health" bill in its tracks.
THESE 37 CONGRESSMEN CAN STOP TAX-FUNDED ABORTIONS
Please make time today to call the 37 Congressmen listed below at 202-225-3121 or 202-224-3121 and tell each "you are not pro-life unless you oppose entirely President Obama and Harry Reid's pro-abortion amendments, and we are watching your vote." Or if you don't have time to make 37 calls, you can save time by simply signing our fax-petiton, and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 52 "Blue-Dog" Democrats...
WE NEED JUST A HANDFUL OF THESE 37 CONGRESSMEN TO SWITCH. PLEASE CALL ALL 37 TODAY: Baca, Berry, Bishop (GA), Cao, Cardoza, Carney, Cooper, Costa, Costello, Cuellar, Dahlkemper, Davis (IL), Donnelly (IN), Doyle, Driehaus, Ellsworth, Etheridge, Kanjorski, Kaptur, Kildee, Langevin, Lipinski, Lynch, Oberstar, Obey, Ortiz, Perriello, Pomeroy, Rahall, Reyes, Rodriguez, Ryan (OH), Salazar, Snyder, Space, Spratt, Stupak, Wilson (OH) ...Call 202-225-3121 (or 224-3121) asking for each, 37 times, and tell them to vote against Harry Reid's "health" amendment to H.R.3590.
Don't have time to make 37 phone calls? Simply SIGN OUR FAX-PETITION and we will fax your petition to all 52 "Blue-Dog" Democrats automatically. We save you time...
SELECT HERE TO SIGN PETITION, AND WE WILL FAX ALL 37 UNDECIDED DEMS, ALL 52 "BLUE-DOG" HOUSE DEMOCRATS, AND ALL 100 SENATORS, TO COMPLETELY REMOVE ABORTION FUNDING FROM THE HEALTH CARE BILL
On Fox News last Thursday, Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) warned the White House that at least 12 of the 37 Democrats (who had previously voted for Pelosi-care) may now switch and vote against the Senate version of Obama-care, because of its massive abortion funding increases. This proves our fax campaign to 37 undecided Democrats is really making a difference, but the vote-count is still too close to call. "My intent is not to hold up this legislation," Stupak said, "My intent is to keep current law. Eight different pieces of legislation currently say no public funding for abortion. That's all we’re saying...There's a principle and a belief that the American people agree with which says no public funding for abortion, and that's a principle and a belief I'll continue to fight for...In my eyes [President Obama] has to be a little more flexible, especially on this issue of no public funding for abortion." Stupak demands President Obama be flexible, but does anyone really believe Obama is "flexible" enough to reverse his recent demands for increased abortion funding?
On CBS News, Stupak reminded the White House of President Obama's broken promise. "I heard the President say, when he addressed the nation on September 9th, there would be no federal dollars for abortion. We're going to [require him to] honor that pledge. And as long as he has no federal dollars for abortion, we're in pretty good shape." But since the Senate version of the bill massively funds abortion, Stupak and a dozen friends may vote against it. Yet how will the other 25 undecideds, and all 52 Blue-Dog Democrats vote? If House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) can bribe or twist enough arms, we could still lose.
Stupak and babies need help to defeat Obamacare. Our petitions are changing history...
SELECT HERE TO SIGN PETITION, AND WE WILL FAX ALL 37 UNDECIDED DEMS, ALL 52 "BLUE-DOG" HOUSE DEMOCRATS, AND ALL 100 SENATORS, TO COMPLETELY REMOVE ABORTION FUNDING FROM THE HEALTH CARE BILL
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