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There's a principle we've carried forward since june 25th when we first signed the letter to the speaker saying as we do health care reform we do not want any public funding for abortion. we expect the current hyde language to apply throughout this health care bill. we've always said most of us, at least, that we were for health care reform. we wanted to see health care reform, but there was a principle that meant more to us than anything and that was the sanctity of life. that you have to continue with that moral principle of protecting those unborn children. so i've always supported health c...

The senate language can't be changed in the separate reconciliation bill. that can only deal with money, funding, appropriations. the president of the united states today did something extraordinary. as bart stupak was getting ready to have this news conference the white house announced that president obama would issue an executive order immediately after the senate bill. he signs the senate bill into law. that would clarify that the so-called hyde amendment, which bars federal money from being used to pay for abortions, would remain in effect, irrespective of some of the loopholes that may or...

Belief that we all stood on. no public funding for abortion. there has been some question raised by different groups that in this health care reform package that somehow, someway, the abortions could be performed at the community health centers. president's executive order makes it very clear that will not happen. there's some question that underneath in this bill that somehow you could pay for abortions with the new funds being appropriated -- being appropriated for the community health centers. that is not possible with this executive order. there was concern in this legislation that the law...

Comes from the federal government to the insurance carrier, where if i'm an employer i just write a deduction, off my income tax. the money never leaves me, so it never went to the federal government. >> you're making a distinction between deduction and subsidies. >> yes. the other thing, if i may, in the budget you have to have an outlay. a provision, a line under showing the money going there. an outlay going from the federal government to the insurance company. where a deduction never comes in the federal government. >> some people who look at this as a moral argument may think that's seman...

Back with legislative differences. these are democrats who carried the right to life ball in this whole debate through the last few months. we'll continue to do that. we'll work with our colleagues to get the job done. yes, sir? >> did the republicans offer motion to recommit, will you guys vote against it? >> well, what else is in there? >> there you have it. bart stupak, democratic congressman from michigan saying he's going to vote in favor of health care reform. you saw half a dozen of his colleagues, other democrats deeply worried about the senate language version on a funding for abortio...