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Signatures on, if you read that letter very carefully it says we must maintain current law. current law. that is all the stupak amendment does. maintain current law. take my name off it. call the hyde amendment. just maintain current law. >> i know what the law says. >> put it in the health care act and we're okay. >> i don't understand why they don't deliver. let me ask you this. are you willing to bring down the house on the issue of life? >> well, look, we're going to do what we have to do. we are not compromising on this issue. we've gone as far as we can. they know that. we're not -- i wa...

Every ep rollee in the opm must play one dollar per month for reproductive rights which include abortion. not only are you talking about abortion coverage in insurance policies but now you are asking everyone to enroll in this plan and pay $1 per month into a fund to pay for abortion. you are making the insurance companies provide and it and making people pay for it. she is wrong. >> do you believe the democratic party is willing to go down in defeat because of pro-choice position? >> no. >> you don't think they are willing to go down in defeat? >> no. if you look at the pro-choice letters, if...

>> you don't think they are willing to go down in defeat? >> no. if you look at the pro-choice letters, if you read that letter very carefully it says we must maintain current law. current law. that is all the stupak amendment does. maintain current law. take my name off it. call the hyde amendment. >> i know what the law says. i don't understand why they don't deliver. are you willing to bring down the house on the issue of life? >> well, look, we're going to do what we have to do. we are not compromising on this issue. we've gone as far as we can. they know that. we're not -- i want to see h...

>> the danger for them, chris, as i count it, there are these eight blue dogs who also voted for the stupak amendment. they're looking for an excuse, i think, to go in charlie's direction and get the hell off this bill, okay? they don't want to look like they're wishy-washy. they can say it's a matter of moral principle with me. i don't trust what the senate's going to do. i'm going to vote no based on moral. >> let's take a look, here's "meet the press" this sunday. let's listen. >> health care reform has already passed both the house and the senate with not only a majority in the senate, but...

Passed in the house with 220 votes last november. now, it only requires 216 because there have been retirements and deaths. but the question is, she had 220. two democrats have retired, another, john murtha has died. the only republican that voted for it has said he's not going to vote for it. that gets her to 216 right there and republicans estimate there are 11 democrats who voted for the bill last november only because it contained the stupak amendment restricting funding for abortion. this bill will not have that. if those democrats stick to their guns, she's in big trouble. >> right. and ...