GOP lawmakers laud abortion opponents' role in health bill stall

[Hello_Kitty]

But I thought it was the Dirty Fucking Hippies who were to blame. :sarcasm:

GOP lawmakers sent a clear message to thousands of anti-abortion activists gathered on the National Mall on Friday: The healthcare reform bill died because of the strength of the pro-life movement.

More than a dozen lawmakers remained in D.C. for Friday’s events organized by the March for Life Fund on the 37th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling in favor of a woman’s right to choose in the case Roe v. Wade.

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) rallied the crowd of anti-abortion compatriots, crediting those huddled together in the cold for keeping the pressure on Democrats to force a vote on a controversial amendment that would ban federal funding of abortion from government-run healthcare plans.

“You have changed hearts and minds. We have just won a debate on healthcare in that they are not going to have abortion funding in this bill and that’s because of your interest in it,” the longtime anti-abortion lawmaker said over loudspeakers.


http://thehill.com/homenews/house/77681-gop-lawmakers-cite-abortion-opponents-role-in-stalling-health-bill