Democrats fail in attempt to reverse Hobby Lobby contraceptive ruling

[theHandpuppet]

We will REMEMBER in NOVEMBER!

The Associated Press
July 16, 2014
Democrats fail in attempt to reverse Hobby Lobby contraceptive ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans have blocked a bill aimed at restoring free contraception for women who get their health insurance from companies that object on religious grounds.

The vote on Wednesday was 56-43 to move ahead on the measure, short of the 60 votes necessary to proceed.

Democrats sponsored the election-year bill to reverse last month's Supreme Court ruling that closely held businesses with religious objections could deny coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law.

Republicans called the bill a political stunt aimed at helping vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the midterm elections.

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/07/democrats-push-to-reverse-supreme-court-hobby-lobby-decision-with-not-my-boss-business-act-105136.html#ixzz37fAAwXIn

[littlemissmartypants]

1. Political theatre of the best kind. eom

[FoxNewsSucks]

2. To be accurate, Democrats didn't "fail" -

They were thwarted - again - by republicon scum. 56 votes YES, 43 votes NO means that the clear majority was blocked.

The title is misleading.