The Stupak anti-abortion amendment reaches far beyond what most reports indicate, and could effect tens of millions of people. And still, Americans United For Change is thanking representatives who voted for it. Fortunately, Boxer thinks the Stupak language will not be part of the Senate bill. The House vote on health care has already become an [...]

Left in Alabama explains what’s up in Alabama following Rep. Artur Davis’ vote against the House health care reform bill on Saturday night. Politicization of this issue was inevitable. Candidates are always looking to make news and how better than to glom onto a topic that’s already making headlines? Even Alabama’s Republican gubernatorial candidates are [...]

Bill Clinton spoke to the Senate Democratic caucus today in support of health care reform. He urged them forward, telling assembled senators that this legislation is the smart thing to do politically, morally, and economically. Clinton’s pep talk should not make progressives cheer. He is still gun shy from his own failure, and he basically [...]

The Washington Times has a story about Mark Warner addressing one of the biggest unspoken problems in the health care reform debate. “I wish the president would have started the debate by explaining to the American people that our current health care system is not financially sustainable, for even another decade,” Mr. Warner said. “Driving [...]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told The Hill that he would absolutely back using reconciliation to pass health care reform. And when asked whether he would support reconciliation in the event Lieberman and other Democrats blocked consideration of the bill, Sanders said: “Absolutely. Look, the trick here is to do the best that we can for [...]

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The Stupak amendment reaches far beyond any of the reporting so far. It could effectively stop many employer-provided health insurance plans from covering abortions for tens of millions of Americans. It reads: In General – No Funds authorized under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) may be used to pay for any [...]

This Stupak amendment is another reason to use reconciliation. It is a far-reaching measure that could eventually lead to the end of all abortion coverage. Surprise! Sen. Ben Nelson wants the Stupak amendment now, too. It is good that the amendment will likely need 60 votes to make it into the Senate bill. Jim Cooper [...]

Is there anyone who did not see this coming, besides the over hundred Democrats in the House who call themselves pro-choice? Ben Nelson (D-NE) is now demanding the Senate also include the Stupak amendment language. Did anyone really think the Senate’s conservative Democrats would let any part of the House bill be to the right [...]

That’s a pretty damn bad bill. Some are calling it the worst assault on a woman’s right to choose since the passage of Roe v. Wade. And now we hear Ben Nelson wants the Stupak language in the Senate bill. As I told Rick Klein and David Chalian on ABC’s Top Line this morning, I don’t think the Democrats want to spend the political capital to fight for choice. Good thing NARAL and Planned Parenthood are scoring the House bill, because that will be a very good incentive to keep members of the Senate from coming out in favor of it.

Wait…Planned Parenthood and NARAL are scoring the bill, right?

Maybe someone should ask them.