Thursday, February 25, 2010

Stupak: Obama's health care bill will not pass the House

From The Hill:
There are 15-20 House Democrats who are withholding their support for President Barack Obama's healthcare proposal, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said Wednesday...

The Michigan Democrat has voiced unhappiness with the president's plan because it upholds the Senate's abortion language, which he says is too loose and could allow federal dollars to pay for abortion procedures.

But Stupak said that the group of 15-20 Democrats oppose it not just because of the abortion provisions.

Asked on Fox News if he thinks the president's fixes will pass the House, Stupak said, "Despite the abortion language, no, there are other problems with this bill...[I have spoken to] probably about 15 or 20 [Democratic Representatives] in the last 24 hours; they've said there are other problems with this bill."...
Related - Chris Matthews: Failure to pass health care reform in the Senate will be the Democratic Party's Waterloo [Ed. note: Matthews did not actually use the word Waterloo]

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