Q: Will you support an up-or-down vote allowing an up-or- down vote on Representative Stupak's amendment to keep abortion funding out of the health care bill? Speaker Pelosi. It's out of the health care bill... Q: He thinks that that amendment (inaudible) wants to introduce a limit on the floor of the House to keep abortion funding out. Speaker Pelosi. I can't talk about an amendment until we see what the bill is. And the bill - as the President stated last night, it does not expand any spending for abortion. You know, again, when we see what the bill is and if there's need for amendment, we're open to amendments in many categories as we go to the floor. But you can't talk about amendments until you see what is in the bill. And when we have a bill, the Rules Committee will make decisions as to what amendments will go to the floor. And the Rules Committee, as we harmonize these three bills, the Rules Committee will weigh in as to what manager's amendment will go to the floor to - to resolve some of the differences that still exist. But everybody - we'll probably have 435 up-or-downs that people want to have in the bill. We have to manage it in a way that gets the job done, that truly expresses a different view than what is in the bill.
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Q: Will you support an up-or-down vote allowing an up-or- down vote on Representative Stupak's amendment to keep abortion funding out of the health care bill? Speaker Pelosi. It's out of the health care bill... Q: He thinks that that amendment (inaudible) wants to introduce a limit on the floor of…
John McCormack · September 10, 2009