Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., who succeeded in getting 64 of his fellow pro-life Democrats to vote for his amendment to the House health care bill forbidding the use of federal funds for any insurance plans that cover abortion, says he is being pressured by the White House to remain silent on the “compromise” abortion language in the Senate version.
Not only is Stupak speaking out, he is warning party leaders that if the abortion language crafted by Sen. Ben “Not-for-sale-at-any- price-except-if-you’re-talking-about-$45-million” Nelson, D-Neb. – which represents a radical departure from current federal policy – is in the final bill, it will not pass the House.
“There’s 10 or 12 of us, and they only passed the bill by three votes, so they’re going to be short…..” Stupak told CNS Tuesday. “So they do not have the votes to pass it in the House.”
Here’s a link to the CNS interview: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/58921
