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MISSOURI HOUSE VOTES TO EXPAND WOMEN’S RIGHT TO INFORMATION BEFORE AN ABORTION

3/31/2010

Ultrasounds, hearing a baby’s heartbeat, a baby feeling pain during an abortion and protections for a minor if found to be a victim of rape or incest: these are the substantive issues of what HB 1327 & 2000 will put into Missouri law if it passes the Missouri Senate.

“This important legislation will expand the informed consent laws and will save the lives of unborn children and protect their mothers,” said Pam Fichter, President of Missouri Right to Life. “We commend the Missouri House of Representative members that voted for this important pro-life bill,” she said.

Lt. Governor Kinder Announces Action Against Federal Health Care Bill

3/31/2010

JEFFERSON CITY - Lt. Governor Peter Kinder today spoke out against the recently signed federal health care bill and announced his intent to join officials from 13 other states in legal action against the legislation.

Below are the Lt. Governor's remarks, as prepared for delivery:

"Good afternoon.

"This morning, President Obama signed into law a federal healthcare mandate that was thrust upon us despite overwhelming opposition from Americans. Over the past few weeks, Missourians have made their voices loud and clear. But, with complete disregard for their constituents, Democrats in congress forced President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid's legislation into law.

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WH says Obamacare is just like Mass. health plan; Mass. Former Dem Treasurer says it will "wipe out the American economy" Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexamineWhite House Says Obamacare Is Just Like Mass Health Plan Mass D

3/21/2010

This weekend, David Axelrod, the president's top political advisor went on television and defended Democrats health care reform efforts by favorably comparing it to the state health care plan in Massachusetts:

"Senator [Scott] Brown [R-Mass.] comes from a state that has a healthcare plan that's similar to the one we're trying to enact here," Axelrod said on ABC's "This Week". "We're just trying to give the rest of America the same opportunities that the people of Massachusetts have."

By "the same opportunities that the people of Massachusetts have" I hope Axelrod isn't referring to premiums growing 21 to 46 percent faster than the national average or per capita health spending increasing faster than the national average in seven of the last eight years.

And what's the (formerly) Democratic state treasurer of Massachusetts have to say about all of this? Oh:

The Massachusetts treasurer said Tuesday that Congress will "threaten to wipe out the American economy within four years" if it adopts a health care overhaul modeled after the Bay State's.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/WH-says-Obamacare-is-just-like-Mass-health-plan-Mass-Dem-Treasurer-says-it-will-wipe-out-the-American-economy-87831482.html#ixzz0irpXPQmc

The New Federal Wedding Tax: How Obamacare Would Dramatically Penalize Marriage

3/21/2010

One bizarre feature of the Senate-passed health care bill is its pervasive bias against marriage. Under the bill, couples would face massive financial penalties if they marry or remain married. Conversely, couples who cohabit without marriage are given highly preferential financial treatment. If the Senate bill becomes law, saying “I do” would cost some couples over $10,000 per year.[1]

Most people feel that marriage is a healthful institution that society should encourage and strengthen. Inexplicably, the Senate health care bill takes the opposite approach. At nearly all age and income levels, the bill profoundly discriminates against married couples, providing far less support to a husband and wife than to a cohabiting couple with the same income. If the bill is enacted, married couples across America will be taxed to provide discriminatory benefits to couples who cohabit, divorce, or never marry.

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House Republicans to Force Vote on Slaughter Rule for Pro-Abortion Health Care Bill

3/16/2010

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- House Republicans have unveiled a new move to force Democratic leaders to vote directly on the Senate pro-abortion health care bill. Democrats have been looking at using the controversial Slaughter Rule that would allow the House to adopt a procedural rule declaring the bill passed without voting on it.

Named for the chair of the House Rules Committee, theSlaughter Rule would allow the House to "deem" the Senate bill approved without an up or down vote.

Republicans want to force a vote later this week on a motion that would say Democrats can't use the rule to bypass a direct vote.

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Democrats May Use Slaughter Rule to Pass Pro-Abortion Health Care Without Vote

3/16/2010

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- As Democratic leaders in Congress plot their next move on how to get the pro-abortion Senate health care bill through the House, a new strategy has developed apart from the reconciliation plan that has pro-life advocates concerned they could pass the bill without taking a vote on it.

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