Democrats to Force Plans to Provide Abortions
Democrats voted against an amendment offered by Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) to ensure the defined minimum benefits in the government-run exchange not include abortions. The Democrats’ bill gives the Secretary of HHS and an unelected federal health board unprecedented authority to mandate which benefits private health plans in the exchange, and the government health plan, are required to cover. The Secretary and a committee of federal bureaucrats should not be allowed to use this authority to mandate that health plans cover abortions.
This amendment to prohibit the government from requiring health insurance plans to cover abortions was defeated 23-18
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NAY
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Mr. RANGEL
Chairman
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Mr. STARK
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Mr. LEVIN
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Mr. MCDERMOTT
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Mr. LEWIS (GA)
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Mr. NEAL
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Mr. TANNER
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Mr. BECERRA
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Mr. DOGGETT
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Mr. POMEROY
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Mr. THOMPSON
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Mr. LARSON
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Mr. BLUMENAUER
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Mr. KIND
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Mr. PASCRELL
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Ms. BERKLEY
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Mr. CROWLEY
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Mr. VAN HOLLEN
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Mr. MEEK
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Ms. SCHWARTZ
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Mr. DAVIS (AL)
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Mr. DAVIS (IL)
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Mr. ETHERIDGE
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Ms. SÁNCHEZ
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Mr. HIGGINS
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Mr. YARMUTH
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PRESENT
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YEA
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NAY
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Mr. CAMP
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Mr. HERGER
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Mr. JOHNSON
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Mr. BRADY
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Mr. RYAN
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Mr. CANTOR
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Mr. LINDER
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Mr. NUNES
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Mr. TIBERI
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Ms. BROWN-WAITE
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Mr. DAVIS (KY)
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Mr. REICHERT
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Mr. BOUSTANY
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Mr. HELLER
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Mr. ROSKAM
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Totals
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23
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COMMITTEE on WAYS and MEANS