White House threatens veto of House abortion bill

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

White House threatens veto of House abortion bill
By DONNA CASSATA Associated Press 2:47 p.m.Jan. 27, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is threatening a veto of legislation that would permanently ban federal funds for abortion.

In a statement on Monday, the administration said the measure would intrude on women's reproductive rights and prohibit the ability of individuals to spend their own money on insurance coverage for abortion under President Barack Obama's health care law.

The so-called Hyde amendment bans federal funds for abortion and has been included in every spending bill since 1976. But proponents of the current bill said it's necessary to make that prohibition permanent.

Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, sponsor of the bill, told the House Rules Committee on Monday that his measure ensures that the health care law conforms with the Hyde amendment.



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[VanillaRhapsody]

1. veto the shit out of it Pres. Obama!

[Control-Z]

2. I approve of this veto!!!

I'm so glad Obama is my President!!

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Tee it Up, BO

I don't want my taxes to support the religious beliefs of the Hyde Amendment.

How come this point of view has never been heard in this debate?

[Solly Mack]

4. Do it. Veto it.

[Mass]

5. This is news? I guess Obama likes to make threats that are empty.

This is a bill that the GOP votes upon to please its base. They know the bill will not pass the Senate (They said as much when they announced it last week). The White House knows it too. They never will have to veto. This is a show vote.

[cui bono]

7. Yeah, the first thing I thought was how is this going to pass in the Senate.

Dems need to put forth a bill that bans the Hyde amendment being put into the spending bill. Even that shouldn't be news.

[sheshe2]

9. It's not like congress has anything better

to do with their time, like let's see a jobs bill. Nah, it's all about their base and showmanship!

[Mass]

10. Oh, I agree.

This is a not-so-transparent way for some to tell the Christian base they are with them. I hope they will thank Obama for obliging and threatening a veto, but I would not hold my breath.

For a job bill, I would not hope too much. May be a few items, but not much.

[sheshe2]

12. I too agree, there will be no jobs bill.

They all hate Americans outside the 1%.

Sad is it not, Mass.

[Cha]

13. Or Maybe.. President Obama just wants to get this news out there..

"In a statement on Monday, the administration said the measure would intrude on women's reproductive rights and prohibit the ability of individuals to spend their own money on insurance coverage for abortion under President Barack Obama's health care law."

And, have a rebuttal to the insanity that is the teabagger congress.

[weissmam]

6. I would veto with a

Shredder , just to make a point

[d_legendary1]

8. This is politics as usual for the GOP

Keep rehashing their bad policies, call liberals baby killers, rinse and repeat.

[leftyohiolib]

11. i want to permanently ban federal funds for _________. when do i get MY way

[Amonester]

14. When you'll fundraise the 1% enough to get yourself elected, and even then ...

... you would have to have enough votes from the likes of you.

Once there, please pass a Public Funding Act that will ban the 1% and any other private-interest group other than the taxpayers from bribi... uh, from contributing to any campaign forever after.

[VWolf]

15. I'd prefer "promises" to "threatens"

but I'll take it.

Not that it stands a chance of getting through the Senate.

[elaristotle]

16. Religious types are planning a dangerous path to tyranny

I think Sarah Palin was quoted recently talking about a "path to tyranny". She was probably thinking of her fundie friends and their plans to restrict abortions any way they can.