Rep. Bart Stupak

Democrat  •  1st District, Michigan  •  9th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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11/19/09
Stupak the Democrats Anti-Hero-AND Dems Going After Pailin ...

Quoted from StealthFusion.com Morning Fix: Stupak as Democratic anti-hero 1. Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, the author of an amendment to the.

11/19/09
Is House Health Care Bill a Threat to Our Constitution? | Rights ...

A few days ago, Rep. Bart Stupak, the prime mover of this provision, told the Associated Press, “The Catholic Church used their power — their clout, if you will — to influence this issue. They had to. It's a basic teaching of the ...

11/19/09
Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, the author of an amendment to the House health care bill that would ban federal funding from being used for abortions, has become a whipping boy of fellow Democrats on the campaign trail of late. ...

11/19/09
Abortion funding restrictions vital to progress of health care ...

Countering critics who claim the Stupak Amendment will be altered or stripped from Congress' health care reform bill, Rep. Bart Stupak says his pro-life amendment is vital to the legislation's progress and was added “fair and square.”

11/19/09
Will Internet Censorship Be Rep. Stupak's Next Claim to Fame ...

Representative Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) was only four years old when H.L. Mencken died in 1956, but since then, he seems to have taken Mencken's famous definition of puritanism as "the haunting fear that someone, somewhere might be happy" ...

11/19/09
t r u t h o u t | Senate Democrats Introduce $849 Billion Health ...

The House-passed bill includes the so-called "Stupak amendment" offered by Rep. Bart Stupak (D) of Michigan, which tightens current restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion services. Newsweek reports that abortion language ...

11/19/09
Senate Rejects Stupak But… | Taylor Marsh – TaylorMarsh.com – News ...

According to Sam Stein, the Senate bill has both a public option, with opt-out, but also “language on abortion that does not go as far as Bart Stupak's amendment in the House,” according to Sen. Kent Conrad. ... Way too much is still unclear, but

11/19/09
Blog for Choice | NARAL Pro-Choice America Statement on Senate ...

Some anti-choice politicians, such as Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), will follow Rep. Bart Stupak's example and inject anti-abortion politics into health reform. However, we believe that senators understand that the Stupak amendment in the ...

11/19/09
New Senate health care showdown over abortion funding | Washington ...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada did not include Rep. Bart Stupak's House-passed amendment banning federal funding of abortions in the health care reform bill now before the upper chamber. Stupak,

11/19/09
Republicans Promise "Holy War" To Delay Health Care Bill

Kirsten Gillibrand was just on the Senate floor denouncing Rep. Bart Stupak's anti-abortion health care amendment in language that came awfully close to suggesting... Boxer: Senate Has Votes To Block Stupak Amendment ...

11/19/09
The Cavalier Daily | A controversial concession

Among the concessions made to garner the votes of moderate Democrats was an abortion provision initiated by Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI). The provision bars federal funding for abortion coverage under the House health plan. ...

11/18/09
House Health Care Vote: Bart Stupak/John Adler – The Perpetual Post

House Health Care Vote: Bart Stupak/John Adler The Perpetual Post With the Senate poised to bring its own health care reform bill to the floor any day now, the focus for those on both sides of the abortion issue shifts to . ...

Source: John McCain
11/18/09
The Media Consortium: Weekly Pulse: Bachmann Fan Threatens to ...

Speaking of pesky rules and regulations, Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-MI) C Street residence is no-longer tax exempt. Stupak, who became famous for inserting a radical and far-reaching abortion funding ban into the House health reform bill, ...

Source: The Blog
11/18/09
CityMama™

Just as the country is on the brink of making a crucial and historic overhaul of our health care system, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Michigan) forced a poison pill into the House health care reform bill. The Stupak amendment would bar coverage ...

Source: CityMama™
11/18/09
Abortion Remains Central in Health Care Debates | Politics ...

However, Axelrod did acknowledge that the abortion funding limits offered by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) ran counter to Obama's stated desire to avoid using the health care bill to change the federal government's stance towards abortion. ...

11/18/09
My Body, Their Choice - Reason Magazine

At the last minute, Pelosi, working with Catholic bishops and pro-life Democrats, allowed a vote on an amendment sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.). The text of the three-page amendment was straightforward: "No funds authorized or ...

11/18/09
Ben Nelson is/is not the Senate's Bart Stupak

Ben Nelson is/is not the Senate's Bart Stupak. Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 12:34 pm | Author: Paul Tuns. Print This Article. Earlier this week, CNN reported that Senator Ben Nelson (D, Neb.) was willing to settle for ...

Source: The Interim
11/18/09
House Health Care Vote: Bart Stupak/John Adler | The Perpetual Post

I've listed these representatives, along with the percentage of the vote that Barack Obama received in their districts last November (bold text indicates the representative is a freshman): John Adler (NJ-3), 52% Brian Baird (WA-3), 52% ...

11/18/09
Stupak to White House: Strip Pro-Life Amendment to Health Bill's ...

“They're not going to take it out. If they do, health care will not move forward,” Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak told Fox News this week. “We won fair and square.” White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod had told CNN on Sunday ...

11/18/09
Ignoring several prior Hardball guests, Matthews let Stupak ...

Chris Matthews allowed Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) to repeatedly falsely claim that his amendment to the House health care reform bill is consistent with "current law" with regard to abortion coverage and simply extends the Hyde Amendment's ...

11/18/09
Abortion Funding in the Senate « Deliberate Engagement

NARAL Pro-Choice America President Nancy Keenan wrote an e-mail to supporters warning them of Rep. Bart Stupak's effort to reach out to senators to include an amendment similar to his in the Senate bill. Stpuak (D-Mich. ...

11/18/09
Firedoglake » At least it's bipartisan

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) pledged on Tuesday morning to defeat healthcare reform legislation if his abortion amendment is taken out, saying 10 to 20 anti-abortion-rights Democrats would vote against a bill with weaker language. ...

Source: Firedoglake
11/18/09
RealClearPolitics - Rep. Stupak on Abortion & Health Care

REP. BART STUPAK (D), MICHIGAN: Yes, we would like to keep current law in federal health care. I mean, if we expand federal health care, we think current law, which is the Hyde amendment, which says we do not pay for the benefit of ...

11/18/09
Nancy Keenan: Mr. Stupak: I Can Stand the Heat

In fact, one of the most vocal proponents of the “divide and conquer” strategy is Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan, the principal author of the notorious anti-choice amendment in the House bill. He injected anti-abortion politics into the ...

11/18/09
Study: Stupak Amendment Will Eliminate Abortion Coverage 'Over Time For All Women'

...amendment. Politifact and others have ... Stupak On The Stupak Amendment politics.theatlantic.com 5 days ago — Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-MI) abortion amendment, which passed Saturday night just before the House approved its comprehensive health care re

Source: Beltway Blips
11/18/09
Truthdig - Reports - Three Abortion Coverage Myths

Firmly opposed to the amendment from Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., which would effectively prevent women who purchase insurance on the newly created exchanges from obtaining abortion coverage. But also: respectful of the convictions of ...

11/18/09
Senate Democrats introduce $849 billion healthcare reform bill ...

A key subject of debate – in addition to a public option and the impact on the federal deficit – is abortion. The House-passed bill includes the so-called “Stupak amendment” offered by Rep. Bart Stupak (D) of Michigan, which tightens ...

Source: Politics
11/18/09
Pro-Life With Christ: Consistently pro-life

"They're not going to take it out. If they do, health care will not move forward," Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak told Fox News this week. "We won fair and square." White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod had told CNN on Sund

11/18/09
Stupak: Health Care Bill Will Stall if White House Strips Abortion ...

Rep. Bart Stupak dismisses a claim by White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod that President Obama would intervene to change abortion restrictions he authored for the House health care bill.

11/18/09
Stupak Abortion Measure Stopped...for the Moment - The Gaggle Blog ...

The language resembles what the House bill originally had before a power play by the Catholic Bishops forced the Democratic pro-choice majority to accept an amendment offered by pro-life Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak. ...

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