Representative Stupak Health Care Amendment

Nov 7, 2009

U.S. House of Representatives

Members debated an amendment to health care reform legislation offered by Representative Stupak that would prohibit federal funding of abortion services in any health exchange be it public or private.
Members debated an amendment to health care reform legislation offered by Representative Stupak that would prohibit federal funding of abortion services in any health exchange be it public or private.

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00:00:02 Unidentified Speaker I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT FIVE MINUTES CREDIT TO OUR SIDE BE CONTROLLED BY MR. PITTS OF PENNSYLVANIA....
00:00:12 MR. STUPAK MR. SPEAKER, LET ME BEGIN. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. OUR AMENDMENT DOES ONE VERY SIMPLE THING. IT APPLIES...
00:02:28 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
00:02:33 Unidentified Speaker I RISE TO CLAIM OPPOSITION TO THE STEW BACK-PITTS AMENDMENT. I YIELD MYSELF THREE MINUTES.
00:02:40 MR. DOGGETT MR. SPEAKER, TO SAY THAT THIS AMENDMENT WOULD BE THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF A LIFETIME. THE PROPONENTS...
00:05:23 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY RESERVES HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. . THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA....
00:05:35 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BIPARTISAN AMENDMENT. THE SPKER PRO TEMPORE: THE...
00:05:44 Unidentified Speaker I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BIPARTISAN AMENDMENT. POLLS HAVE SHOWN THAT THE PUBLIC DOES NOT SUPPORT...
00:06:47 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES HIS TIME. THE GENTLELADY FROM COLORADO.
00:06:51 MS. DEGETTE I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CONNECTICUT, MS. DELAURO.
00:06:58 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZE.
00:07:05 MS. DELAURO THIS BILL ATTEMPTS AN UNPRECEDENTED OVERREACH OF WOMEN'S BASIC RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS IN THIS COUNTRY....
00:08:15 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE CHAIR WILL REMIND PARTICIPANTS TO PLEASE KEEP TO THE TIME...
00:08:31 MR. STUPAK I YIELD 45 SECONDS TO MS. DAHL KEMPER FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO SPEAK ON THE BILL. SHE'S BEEN A STALWART...
00:08:42 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR 45 SECONDS.
00:08:46 MRS. DAHLKEMPER I WANT TO THANK CONGRESSMAN STUPAK AND I RISE TODAY TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE STUPAK-ELLSWORTH-PITTS-STAHL...
00:09:45 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLELADY FROM COLORADO.
00:09:50 MS. DEGETTE I'M DELIGHTED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, MRS. CAPPS.
00:09:56 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
00:09:59 MRS. CAPPS MR. CHAIRMAN, I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS AMENDMENT. CONTRARY TO WHAT ITS SPONSORS AND THEIR...
00:11:06 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK HER TIME. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
00:11:12 MR. STUPAK I YIELD 30 SECONDS --
00:11:15 Unidentified Speaker I YIELD 30 SECONDS TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA, MR. PITTS.
00:11:18 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS.
00:11:22 MR. SPITHS I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT BUT IT WILL NOT CHANGE MY OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. I WISH TO THANK...
00:11:59 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY FROM COLORADO.
00:12:02 MS. DEGETTE I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK, MRS. LOWEY.
00:12:08 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
00:12:14 MRS. LOWEY THIS IS A DISAPPOINTING DISTRACTION FROM THE BILL BEFORE US. UNDER CURRENT LAW, NO TAXPAYER FUNDS...
00:13:06 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN.
00:13:09 Unidentified Speaker MAY I INQUIRE HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE LEFT?
00:13:11 Unidentified Speaker THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN HAS 2 1/4. THE GENTLELADY FROM COLORADO HAS 2 1/2. THE GENTLELADY FROM...
00:13:22 MR. STUPAK I CONTINUE TO RESERVE.
00:13:25 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. THE GENTLELADY FROM COLORADO.
00:13:28 MS. DEGETTE I RESERVE.
00:13:29 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
00:13:33 MR. PITTS MR. CHAIRMAN, AT THIS TIME I YIELD 30 SECONDS TO THE GENTLELADY FROM WASHINGTON, CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS....
00:13:41 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED.
00:13:46 MRS. MCMORRIS RODGERS MANY HAVE STOOD BEFORE UH US ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE TO MAKE SURE FEDERAL MONEY DOESN'T FUND ABORTIONS....
00:14:18 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN.
00:14:21 MR. STUPAK I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO MR. ELLSWORTH OF INDIANA WHO HAS BEEN A CHAMPION ON THIS ISSUE AND WORKED HARD...
00:14:29 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
00:14:34 MR. ELLSWORTH I RISE TODAY TO URGE THE PASSAGE OF THIS VITAL AMENDMENT. SINCE THIS DEBATE STARTED, MY GOAL HAS BEEN...
00:15:19 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLELADY FROM COLORADO.
00:15:23 MS. DEGETTE I'M DELIGHTED TO YIELD NOW ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. LEE.
00:15:30 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
00:15:33 MS. LEE THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THIS AMENDMENT INSERTS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DIRECTLY INTO THE MEDICAL DECISIONS...
00:16:53 MR. PITTS AT THIS TIME, I YIELD 30 SECONDS TO THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM...
00:17:00 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS.
00:17:04 MR. RYAN THIS IS PERHAPS THE WORST BILL I HAVE SEEN COME TO THE FLOOR IN MY 11 YEARS OF SERVING IN CONGRESS....
00:17:32 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLELADY FROM COLORADO.
00:17:36 MS. DEGETTE I'M PLEASED TO YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. NADLER.
00:17:41 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
00:17:45 MR. NADLER THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE STUPAK AMENDMENT. DESPITE SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS...
00:18:49 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN.
00:18:53 MR. STUPAK I WILL CONTINUE TO RESERVE.
00:18:58 MS. DEGETTE I CONTINUE TO RESERVE.
00:19:01 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY RESERVES THIS EGENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
00:19:05 MR. PITTS I YIELD 30 SECONDS TO THE GENTLELADY FROM MINNESOTA, MICHELLE BACHMANN.
00:19:10 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS.
00:19:14 MRS. BACHMANN MR. SPEAKER, IT ALL BEGINS WITH LIFE AND PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US, THE UNBORN. LIFE...
00:19:39 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE GENTLELADY FROM COLORADO.
00:19:44 MS. DEGETTE I'D INQUIRE OF THE SPEAKER OF THE TIME REMAINING.
00:19:47 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY HAS 2 1/2 MINUTES. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA HAS A MINUTE AND A QUARTER, AND MR....
00:19:57 MS. DEGETTE MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD 30 SECONDS TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. QUIGLEY.
00:20:07 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS.
00:20:11 MR. QUIGLEY THE HEALTH CARE BILL WE ARE CONSIDERING TODAY MAKES A STRONG STATEMENT TO EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY...
00:20:48 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
00:20:53 MR. PITTS MR. SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME I YIELD 30 SECONDS TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEBRASKA, JEFF FORTENBERRY.
00:20:58 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS.
00:21:02 MR. FORTENBERRY MR. SPEAKER, THE VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS DO NOT WANT THEIR GOVERNMENT FUNDING ABORTION. I WANT...
00:21:39 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY FROM COLORADO.
00:21:41 MS. DEGETTE MR. SPEAKER, I'M NOW DELIGHTED TO YIELD TO THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIR OF THE RULES COMMITTEE AND THE...
00:21:50 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS.
00:21:54 MS. SLAUGHTER I THANK THE GENTLELADY FOR YIELDING. OVER 30 YEARS WE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE AND PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE,...
00:22:32 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
00:22:36 MS. SLAUGHTER I REGRET TO SEE THAT DAY.
00:22:40 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
00:22:45 MR. PITTS MR. SPEAKER, WE'RE PREPARED TO CLOSE ON OUR SIDE.
00:22:48 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY FROM COLORADO.
00:22:51 MS. DEGETTE MR. SPEAKER, I'D YIELD FOR A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST TO THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK -- THE GENTLELADY...
00:22:59 MS. BALDWIN I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS IN OPPOSITION TO THIS AMENDMENT.
00:23:04 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE WITHOUT OBJECTION.
00:23:08 MS. DEGETTE I YIELD FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST TO THE DISTINGUISHED THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK, MRS. MALONEY....
00:23:14 MRS. MALONEY MR. SPEAKER, I REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS IN OPPOSITION -- STRONG OPPOSITION...
00:23:22 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE WITHOUT OBJECTION.
00:23:26 MS. DEGETTE MR. SPEAKER, I NOW YIELD FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST THE DISTINGUISHED THE GENTLELADY FROM MARYLAND....
00:23:30 MS. EDWARDS MR. SPEAKER, I RISE IN OPPOSITION AND I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
00:23:38 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
00:23:40 MS. DEGETTE MR. SPEAKER, I NOW YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE DISTINGUISHED THE GENTLELADY FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MS. SCHAKOWSKY....
00:23:50 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED.
00:23:53 MS. SCHAKOWSKY OUR HEALTH REFORM BILL DOES NOT ALLOW ONE FEDERAL DOLLAR FOR ABORTION. THIS STUPAK-PITTS AMENDMENT...
00:25:00 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HER TIME. THE CHAIR WILL REMIND MEMBERS THAT THE GENTLELADY...
00:25:28 MR. STUPAK MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD TO MR. LIPINSKI 15 SECONDS.
00:25:35 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 15 SECONDS.
00:25:39 MR. LIPINSKI MR. SPEAKER, I THANK MY COLLEAGUE AND ESPECIALLY MR. STUPAK FOR THE PERSEVERANCE AS WE WORK TOGETHER...
00:25:56 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. DOES THE GENTLELADY RESERVE HER TIME? THE GENTLEMAN...
00:26:05 MR. PITTS MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST.
00:26:11 MR. GOHMERT MR. SPEAKER, I'D ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS IN SUPPORT OF THE WONDERFUL...
00:26:26 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
00:26:29 MR. PITTS MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD THE BALANCE OF THE TIME TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW JERSEY, THE CHAIR OF THE PRO-LIFE...
00:26:39 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF.
00:26:43 MR. SMITH MEMBERS, THIS WEEK A PLANNED PARENTHOOD DIRECTOR RESIGNED AFTER WATCHING AN ULTRASOUND OF AN ACTUAL...
00:28:30 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN. THE GENTLEMAN HAS ONE MINUTE.
00:28:36 MR. STUPAK MR. SPEAKER, IN CLOSING ON OUR SIDE, I'D ASK MS. KAPTUR OF OHIO, RECOGNIZED HER FOR ONE MINUTE.
00:28:43 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
00:28:47 MS. KAPTUR I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE STUPAK AMENDMENT WHICH MAINTAINS EXISTING FEDERAL LAW, THE HYDE AMENDMENT...
00:29:57 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
00:29:59 MS. KAPTUR ALSO ON THE BILL -- I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT AND THE BILL. THANK YOU.
00:30:05 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE GENTLELADY FROM COLORADO.
00:30:09 MS. DEGETTE MR. SPEAKER, FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST I YIELD TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA.
00:30:14 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA.
00:30:18 MRS. DAVIS THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS AND RISE IN OPPOSITION...
00:30:25 MS. DEGETTE FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT, I RECOGNIZE THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS.
00:30:30 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY FROM TEXAS.
00:30:32 MS. JACKSON LEE I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS AMENDMENT AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I MAY REVISE AND
00:30:38 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE WITHOUT OBJECTION.
00:30:41 MS. DEGETTE MR. SPEAKER, THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA SAID EXACTLY WHAT THE INTENTION IS HERE. THE INTENTION...
00:31:25 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. THE QUESTION IS ON THE AMENDMENT OF THE GENTLEMAN FROM MICHIGAN,...
00:31:36 MR. STUPAK MR. CHAIRMAN, ON THAT I WOULD ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE.
00:31:41 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE DOES THE GENTLEMAN ASK FOR THE YEAS AND NAYS?
00:31:45 MR. STUPAK YES.
00:31:46 THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE YEAS ARE REQUESTED. THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR A RECORDED VOTE WILL RISE AND BE COUNTED....

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