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Biden budget plan to repeal the Hyde Amendment, a ban on most federal funding of...

Biden to propose restoration of federal funds for abortion By Bob Egelko President Biden’s new budget would restore federal funding for abortions for millions of low-income women, the first presidential spending plan in decades to propose discarding the 45-year-old Hyde Amendment. The proposal is unlikely to become law this year, with supporters facing filibuster barriers in the Senate. But reproductive-rights advocates — including a Bay Area lawmaker sponsoring legislation to repeal Hyde’s ban on nearly all federal abortion funding — say they’re encouraged. Lee, mea...

Jeff Neal I firmly believe there are American citizens and small businesses suffering as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. And I think Americans deserve a shot in the arm via a stimulus check. I'm all for it. Should we be putting money into getting more Americans vaccinated? Absolutely. Should we be helping out small businesses that have struggled tremendously for over a year? Yes. But the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act doesn't just bolster support to battle COVID. As a matter of fact, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell points out the majority of it has very little to do with the v...