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>> ben: democrats cant get their act together when it comes to bidens radical spending bill. they are at odds with the numbers. the pet projects and now they are arguing over the inclusion of the hyde amendment. this includes federal funding for abortions and senator joe manchin wants it in the bill. members of his own party want it gone for good. joining me now to react "fox & friends weekend" co-host rachel campos-duffy and liz wheeler host of the liz wheeler show. liz, the hyde amendment used...

So whats going on in the district court of texas, has importance independent of what happens in the u.s. supreme court, in the mississippi case. >> professor quickly before you go. i want to get your reaction to hearing dr. ghazaleh moayedi say, ive heard this from people say in states like texas before, roe v. wade into play in texas anyway. but even though there was a victory for abortion rights in the supreme court for roe v. wade, that never really got enforced in states like texas. >> well,...

Were cut out by the hyde amendment and all kinds of so-called trap laws imposed obstacles to the enforcement of roe v. wade by saying that you had to have certain waiting periods, sonograms. you had to have a procedure done in a hospital that was equipped for full surgical procedures in case something went wrong, and all of those laws made it much harder. but still, roe v. wade was the law and thats whats very much in danger now. because if roe is completely hollowed out, then the women of this ...

Kind of shock wave and convulsion it would cause if that happened. and so, theyve -- theyre almost eculture rating people to a world of illegal abortion so that when they do overturn roe, when they do rule on this less extreme, 15-week mississippi ban, it will be hard to kind of rouse people. so i think its a challenge at this moment when people feel so inundated, so battered, to sort of summon the outrage and defiance that the moment calls for. >> rebecca? >> and i think that has been what mich...

To them. >> shannon: i want to read something. theres a debate about the hyde amendment and government funding. even if people consider themselves pro-life or pro-choice the majority of americans oppose taxpayers funding. axios writing house democrats advanced spending bill without the hyde amendment. the big picture, the amendment disproportionally impact low income women and many women of color who receive health care coverage through government-sponsored plans like medicaid. they say its unfa...

Glass ghetto where they kept you before, i will fight for you, and that is music to the ears not only of tens of millions of evangelical voters, but frankly, many pro-life voters, who after joe biden flip-flopped on the hyde amendment last week, very depressing for them. i think it was a great speech, and he deserves an enormous amount of credit for being laser focused on this vote. >> laura: one moment that i loved is when he said hillary uses the deplorables, but he also said, we dont of the s...

Garrett, i want to ask you about the new report that joe bidens presidential campaign confirmed that he still supports the hyde amendment on using federal funds on abortion services. this definitively sets him apart from the rest of the 2020 democratic field. >> reporter: it does. our colleague has a great story on this on nbcnews.com, it traces joe bidens evolution on the issue of abortion. he believes roe vs. wade is the law of the land and should stay that way and if it doesnt, he will push f...

Ropeline exchange saying "rights for all." pro choice advocates are upset with his stance. >> its deeply troubling and puts him out of step with most democrats and most americans and the rest of the field. >> following his pledge to keep the hyde amendment in place is giving the issue new founded tension on the campaign trail. >> i will repeal the island amendment and every woman has access to a full slate of reproductive care. >> elizabeth warren says she will repeal the amendment. nine states ...

To justify defending as he goes through this democratic primary. >> bret: this is going to be a big issue. fox poll, too. look at democrats and republicans on issue of abortion. you can see the split there. but independents interesting on how that splits. matthew, what about biden on this issue? >> this is a biden test. even though democrats oppose the hyde amendment and taxpayer funding of abortion, the public at large supporting hyde amendment. they oppose taxpayer funding for abortion. this i...

>> will you commit to abolishing the hyde amendment which hurts poor women and women of color? >> yes. by the way, the aclu member, i got a near perfect voting record. i cant state. >> the issue of abortion, hes for the hyde amendment. it says you cant use federal funds to fund abortions. he is not opposed to that. >> that is deeply troubling and puts him out of step with most democrats, most americans and the rest of the field. >> bret: as were getting closer to the first debate in the democrat...