Democrats’ chief deputy whip is 'confident' that Stupak amendment will be stripped

House Democratic leader Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the Democrats’ chief deputy whip in the House, is already predicting the demise of the Stupak Amendment which placed restrictions on abortion funding in the House health care bill. Rep. Schultz and other pro-choice Democrats are planning on stripping the abortion restrictions in conference committee.



From The Hill:

A House Democratic leader said Monday she's “confident” controversial language on abortion will be stripped from a final healthcare bill.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the Democrats’ chief deputy whip in the House, said that she and other pro-abortion rights lawmakers would work to strip the amendment included in the House health bill that bars federal funding from subsidizing abortions.