An executive order would be a win-win...

[jenmito]

Per MSNBC-The executive order will explicitly say that the health care bills passed by the house and senate would adhere to the Hyde amendment which says no federal funding would go towards abortion.

Lynn Woolsey and her pro-choice colleagues approve of this potential executive order and think it's a GOOD thing as do all the other Dem. congressmen speaking on MSNBC. So we'd get MORE than enough votes for this bill AND we'd have language re: abortion that some think is less restrictive than the current Nelson amendment.

[DURHAM D]

1. Next - get rid of the Hyde amendment. nt

[jenmito]

3. The point is that this is not an abortion bill so the status quo should stay in place.

This executive order would make that clear.

[demwing]

2. Then it ought to be tied to a "robust" PO

quid pro quo

[phleshdef]

6. I think you know that executive orders don't carry the power to create entire govt programs.

[demwing]

11. Well, since we're counting our wishes

I thought I'd ad mine.

[jezebel]

4. Yeah but Stupak is apparently not even satisfied with that. nt

[LiberalFighter]

5. Stupak needs to go.

[vaberella]

8. If he votes yes or no, he needs to go. n/t

[denimgirly]

7. What's odd is why it is taking so long to announce (right now it is just speculation)?

Is Stupak trying to negotiate something more in the order?

[jenmito]

9. He's holding a press conference at 4pm. n/t

[customerserviceguy]

10. The EO would NOT

affect the Nelson amendment. All it would do is to state what Stupak refuses to believe is already in there.