Recall Omaha-World Herald, today: Sen. Tom Harkin, D-IA, may try to eliminate the Senate filibuster. One or 2 members of the Democratic caucus have taken a “my-way-or- the-highway position” on health care, Harkin said today on a conference call with reporters. Sen. Ben Nelson, D-NE, has shaped up as one of the hardest votes for […]
UPDATE, 11:15a: As if skepticism if not outright denial among Senate Democrats about Reid’s claim of a compromise reached between libs and mods weren’t enough, now add MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann’s “stick a fork in it” lament last night… As press release that “moderate… progressive members of our diverse caucus… tonight… have come to a consensus.” […]
by intern Heather B. Spotlighting important information gleaned from other pro-life blogs and elsewhere…
54-45, and tabling means the amendment has been set aside and has effectively failed. Since this was a vote to table rather than a vote on passage, the pro-life vote was NAY. The vote breakdown…
UDPATE, 12:23: Specifics on the Mikulski abortion loophole from a DC source: Pro-life leaders opposed the amendment because it provides authority that could be used to mandate abortion coverage in private insurance plans. It specifies that anything classified as preventive care or screenings for women by the Health Resource and Services Administration would become a […]
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Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
