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Stupak to Hold News Conference, 4pm

Bart Stupak will hold a press conference in the House gallery at 4pm presumably to announce that he will vote in favor of healthcare reform.

Stupak announced earlier today that he was close to a deal:

Stupak said he engaged in talks late into Saturday night.

The possible deal would focus on an executive order that would specify there would be no public funding for abortions in the healthcare bill.

“We’re close but we’re not there yet,” Stupak said.

Democratic leaders said Sunday they have the votes on healthcare reform, but Stupak said until there is a deal struck, they don’t have the 216 votes they need.

Stupak said “there were eight of us” in the negotiating room, all of them no votes.

Stupak said Saturday that there were “at least six” of his original dozen that were going to oppose the health bill. He said that he was “going to think about” what would need to be included in an executive order to convince him that no federal dollars would go toward funding abortion. Further, Stupak said that he had not talked to the White House about such an executive order.

Looks like this is a done deal.

One Comment

  • selahV

    This is enought to make one vomit. And come to think of it, James says that a dog shall return to his own vomit. I dare say that some day in the near future the men and women who pass this atrocity will soon return to eat the rancid garbage it produces in America. I hope they enjoy the taste.

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