Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WVa) Won’t Vote for Democrat Reconciliation Bill Without Hyde Amendment

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WVa) Won’t Vote for Democrat Reconciliation Bill Without Hyde Amendment

admin September 30, 2021 0 Comments

NatonalReview,LifesiteNews—Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.VA.) has said he will not vote for any Democrat reconciliation bill without the Hyde Amendment to protect Americans from having to fund abortions. As Democrats advance massive legislation to exponentially increase government spending, pro-life groups are very concerned about the prospects for overturning Hyde and forcing Americans to fund killing babies…

‘Abortion is not health care’: Members of Congress speak out against proposed abortion billing rule

‘Abortion is not health care’: Members of Congress speak out against proposed abortion billing rule

admin July 31, 2021 0 Comments

CNA—More than 25 Republican senators wrote to the Biden administration this week warning that a proposed rule would allow federal dollars to subsidize abortion coverage. “Abortion is not health care, and American taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize it,” the senators said in the letter. The members included Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Cindy Hyde-Smith…

Hyde Amendment Falls in House, What will U.S. Senate do?

Hyde Amendment Falls in House, What will U.S. Senate do?

admin July 29, 2021 0 Comments

Lifesite News—House Democrats passed the first bill ever to eliminate the Hyde Amendment and force Americans to fund the killing of unborn babies in abortions. On a 219-208 vote, Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats passed spending bills that, unless blocked by the Senate, would eliminate the Hyde Amendment and other longstanding pro-life policies that prevent…

Pelosi defends taxpayer-funded abortion while citing Catholic faith 

Pelosi defends taxpayer-funded abortion while citing Catholic faith 

admin July 22, 2021 0 Comments

July 22, 2021—Washington, D.C.—CNA—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday defended efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions, and cited her own Catholic faith while doing so. A draft spending bill that was recently approved by the House Appropriations Committee would allow for federal funding of elective abortions in Medicaid. It excludes the Hyde…

Biden Seeks to Gut Hyde Amendment

Biden Seeks to Gut Hyde Amendment

admin June 14, 2021 0 Comments

Lifesite News—When President Biden began assembling his Cabinet, several commentators predicted that his presidency would be something of an Obama third term. But now Biden has broken further from those predictions in his budget proposal by gutting the Hyde Amendment — a long-held and popular policy that prevents federal taxpayer dollars from directly funding abortions.…