Boxer, Murray Statement: We Were Happier With Capps, But Compromise Was Necessary
Dec 19th, 2009 | one response
STATEMENT OF SENATORS BOXER AND MURRAY ON THE ABORTION COMPROMISE
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) today made the following statement on the abortion compromise language included in the manager’s package:
“We said all along that we wanted to ensure there was a firewall between private and public funds—this compromise achieves that.
We said we would not accept language that prohibited a woman from using her own private funds for her legal reproductive health care—this compromise meets that test.
And we said we would stop Stupak—which we did. Let’s be clear—we were both much happier with the Capps language and the language in the underlying bill.
But compromise was necessary to get a health care bill for the American people, and this compromise achieves that.”
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Contact:
Natalie Ravitz (Boxer) 202-224-8120
Alex Glass (Murray) (202) 224- 2834
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