This IS A gonna surface not just here at the PDog….
Seem’s that some Democrats that are going after Joe Biden on the Hyde Amendment?
Did the same thing as Biden…
Voted FOR it!
The amendment has been attached to past spending bills, so it gets to piggyback passage every year on a bill that HAS to be passed….
THE THING ABOUT THE HYDE AMENDMENT … Over the last day, there’s been a pile-on on JOE BIDEN — Beto O’Rourke, Elizabeth Warren and others have ganged up against the former VP over his support of the Hyde Amendment, language that prohibits most federal funding for abortion.
BUT … If you are or have been a member of Congress — 15 people in this field — and you’ve voted for big spending packages, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve also voted for the amendment. OF COURSE, Biden is actively supporting it, and that’s a bit unique. But this language has been a part of a lot of funding bills and gotten plenty of votes from Democrats over the years.
AN EXAMPLE: ELIZABETH WARREN SAYS SHE DOESN’T LIKE THE HYDE AMENDMENT … Warren told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Wednesday night that “we do not pass laws that take away the freedom from the women who are most vulnerable.” Her team tweeted: “I will not support any effort to take rights away from women who are the most vulnerable. It’s time for Hyde to go. #WarrenTownHall”
… BUT, OF COURSE, SHE’S VOTED FOR IT! It doesn’t take long to find an example of Warren voting for the Hyde Amendment. Take this bill, which funded a big chunk of the government last year.
IT INCLUDED this language: “(a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion. (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.”
WARREN voted for this bill twice. So did Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Eric Swalwell and others. Bernie Sanders voted no. President DONALD TRUMP signed it into law…..
Shout out to Keith for the find….
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Check THIS OUT!
I think the point of contention from all these Senators is that they will do away with it as President and Biden will not.
They will say they had no choice to vote for it as legislators because it would mean rejecting other things they wanted in the bill.
The differences between what they will say and where Biden is on the position is now very stark and I think is going to be a huge problem for Biden.
Unless Biden just wants to do a full Sister Souljah and stand his ground on this come hell or high-water. He would need to forcefully say that all the other candidates are taking an extreme position that will lead to the reelection of Trump (and the eventual overturn of Roe vs. Wade as a result.. etc. etc.)
My hunch is that Biden doesn’t have much of a spine politically though. I hope he proves me wrong.
For the record, I was honored to have met and spent a little bit of time with Henry Hyde. I consider him a Congressional legend. I would like to think he would not been willing to say silent about the moral abomination that is Donald Trump.
Biden’s staff says he would consider it…
If the amemdment stays where it is?
It will last
Voting for a comprehensive bill that excludes the use of public funds for abortion does mean that a politician supports that provision. As you have previosly stated and I agreed, you have to make compromises – and that is what Warren did.