If you're having a hard time following the abortion language in the House bill, join the crowd. It can be a tad bit confusing. Pro-Life groups have decided to come up with a flow chart that tries to better explain it. See it below. It references the cointroversial "Capps Amendment" (named after Democratic Congresswoman Lois Capps) which is one of the main problems with the bill.
While we wait to see what Indiana Congressman Brad Ellsworth's revised healthcare reform abortion amendment looks like, we can tell you that the pro-life Democrat continues to come under criticism for trying to forge some "middle ground" in this area. Ellsworth is going to submit his new abortion language to the House Rules Committee later this afternoon. If the 40 or so pro-life Democrats like it then Nancy Pelosi will be able to get her healthcare reform bill passed in the House.
The latest indicator of Nidal Malik Hasan’s religious/political motivations in perpetrating the Ft. Hood massacre just crossed the wires. According to eyewitnesses, Hasan yelled “Allahu Akhbar.” or “Allah is great,” while mowing down U.S. soldiers. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Click on the viewer below to see my live appearance from today’s 700 Club, in which I analyze Hasan’s history of radical Islamism. CBN News Reporter Jennifer Wishon has the set up story first and then my analysis follows.
A new ad against government funding of abortion in healthcare is goign to start running on CNN today and tomorrow as the House gets set to debate and vote on the healthcare reform bill this weekend. The ad below is put out by the "Stop the Abortion Mandate Coalition" and will run on CNN Headline News throughout Friday, November 6th and Saturday, November 7th.
The Brody File normally talks faith and politics but let me just share a compelling story with you. Watch below as my CBN News collegue Wendy Griffith brings you the story of Abby Johnson. She left her position at Planned Parenthood after watching an abortion ultrasound. Her comments are just fascinating to watch.
At this late hour in the debate over healthcare reform, the battle over abortion and healthcare has a new face: His name is Congressman Brad Ellsworth. And Friday he will be the man in the spotlight. Folks, the healthcare abortion debate in the House is now in its final stages and this man below is set to play a critical role.
Speaker Pelosi's office is pushing back tonight against House Minority Leader John Boehner's claim that the House bill includes a "monthly abortion premium. They say it's just simply not true.
The Brody File contacted Speaker Pelosi's office and spokesman Brendan Daly sent me the following by email:
“The House bill will continue longstanding federal policy, which currently bars federal funding for paying for abortions except in the case of rape, incest, or to save the life of the woman.”
The small group I’m in at church just branched out and started a new small group—attracting several new people and a few I had already met. At our first meeting last week, the leader handed us two index cards and asked us to write down a question on each one. Each question was supposed to be an ice breaker—something a person might ask a stranger to get to know a little about the person. After we wrote our questions down, we handed the index cards back to the small group leader. He shuffled them
The House Minority Leader's Press Office is now pointing to language inside the House bill that they say shows how they'll be some sort of monthly abortion premium in the healthcare reform bill.
Read the just released information from John Boehner's office below:
Speaker Pelosi’s Government-Run Health Plan Will Require a Monthly Abortion Premium Posted by GOP Leader Press Office on November 5th, 2009
Follow @GOPLeader on Twitter for updates.
by Dana Ritter, CBN News Producer
Some parties require a lot of planning and preparation. You know the kind, with formal invitations and RSVPs and official head counts and what not.
Today's "House Call" on Congress was anything but that. In fact, it was less than a week ago that Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Republican from Minnesota, urged people to come. She brought it up during an appearance she made on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News Channel. Six days ago.