memeorandum: Democrats worried about Republicans' motion to recommit on Stupak language (Jared Allen/The Hill)

12:15 AM ET, March 22, 2010

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History in sight for Democrats — A cadre of anti-abortion Democrats announced Sunday that they've reached an agreement with the White House to defuse the controversy over abortion in the health care bill and will now vote yes — effectively putting the Democrats over the 216-vote threshold to pass health reform by day's end.

Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:

Stunner... Pro-Life Democrat Stupak Was Lying All Along- Will Support Pro-Abortion Obamacare ...Update: Stupak Sells Soul! — REMEMBER: You Can NEVER Trust a Democrat... You can sometimes trust Republicans but... You Can NEVER Trust a Democrat. — Stupak flashback: Remember when “pro-life” …

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The Atlantic Online:

Text of the Executive Order On Abortion — Here is the text of the executive order to be issued by the White House on abortion: — Executive Order — ensuring enforcement and implementation of abortion restrictions in the patient protection and affordable care act

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Jared Allen / The Hill:

Democrats worried about Republicans' motion to recommit on Stupak language — Democrats are worried about holding their members together on a GOP motion that could kill the healthcare bill. — Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said House leaders are specifically concerned about a Republican motion …

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The National Organization for Women (NOW) web site:

President Obama Breaks Faith with Women — Statement of NOW President Terry O'Neill — The National Organization for Women is incensed that President Barack Obama agreed today to issue an executive order designed to appease a handful of anti-choice Democrats who have held up health care reform …

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Garance Franke-Ruta / Washington Post:

NOW, NARAL displeased with Obama-Stupak deal — The president of the National Organization for Women said her group is “incensed” about the impasse-breaking deal between President Obama and a group of anti-abortion Catholic Democrats that seems likely to allow historic health-care reform legislation …

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The Hill:

Stupak, Dems reach abortion deal — Democrats have reached a deal on an executive order on abortion that could hand them a victory on healthcare. — Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) announced a deal at a press conference. He said the deal means Democrats will have the 216 votes they need to win a healthcare reform vote on the floor.

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Washington Post:
In deal with Stupak, White House announces executive order on abortion

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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
White House Released Executive Order to Media Without Showing …

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Ezra Klein:
The Stupak deal — The Stupak negotiations have been vaguely farcical …

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Shayndi Raice / Washington Wire:
GOP: Abortion Deal Won't Trump the Law

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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Stupak: We are close to deal with White House

Christina Bellantoni / TPM LiveWire:
White House Statement On Abortion Compromise

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Fox News:
Choice, Life Groups Slam Obama Order on Abortion Funding

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Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner on National …:
The Executive Order: A Dangerous, Non-Binding Show — By: Kathryn Jean Lopez

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David Frum / FrumForum:

Waterloo — Conservatives and Republicans today suffered their most crushing legislative defeat since the 1960s. — It's hard to exaggerate the magnitude of the disaster. Conservatives may cheer themselves that they'll compensate for today's expected vote with a big win in the November 2010 elections.

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The Note:

Senate Fight Starts: GOP Says Senate Parliamentarian Will Kill Fix-Its Bill — ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf reports: The House bill has not yet passed and already we are seeing the reconciliation fight start in the Senate. — Senate Republicans say they can get the whole package of reconciliation fixes …

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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:

House passes landmark health bill — Democrats in the House of Representatives achieved a legislative landmark Sunday night that has eluded generations of lawmakers before them - approving a sweeping health care overhaul that extends insurance coverage to nearly 32 million Americans …

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Jordan Fabian / The Hill: Senate Republicans say Dems ignoring meeting requests

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
House passes rule for health bill, moves closer to final vote

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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Unless a deal is struck with Stupak, Dems appear to be short on votes

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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
What time is the health-care vote? And other critical questions.

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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
216 in reach: House Dems have the votes to pass healthcare reform bill

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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Senate Dems, GOP spar over next step

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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:

Why This Moment Matters — We'll talk some other time about the political consequences, in 2010 and 2012 and beyond, of the health-care reform vote. (My guess: this will not seem anywhere near as poisonous seven months from now as it does today. Jobs jobs jobs is what will matter most then.

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Douglas Holtz-Eakin / New York Times:

The Real Arithmetic of Health Care Reform — ON Thursday, the Congressional Budget Office reported that, if enacted, the latest health care reform legislation would, over the next 10 years, cost about $950 billion, but because it would raise some revenues and lower some costs, it would also lower federal deficits by $138 billion.

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New York Times:
House Approves Health Overhaul, Sending Landmark Bill to Obama

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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:

The Future After Health Care — Regardless of what you think about health care, tomorrow we wake up in a different political world. — Parties have passed legislation before that wasn't broadly publicly supported. But the only substantial instances I can think of in America are budget bills and TARP …

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Mark Steyn / The Corner on National Review Online:

Happy Dependence Day! — By: Mark Steyn — Well, it seems to be in the bag now. I try to be a sunny the-glass-is-one-sixteenth-full kinda guy, but it's hard to overestimate the magnitude of what the Democrats have accomplished. Whatever is in the bill is an intermediate stage …

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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:

BREAKING: An Ugly Scene — You may have heard or read about the ugly scenes on Capitol Hill yesterday, when a few conservative activists shouted racial and homophobic epithets at Democratic lawmakers. Today the conservative activists are back. And so is the ugliness—only this time, a few Republicans were actually encouraging them.

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The Politico:
Frank: ‘Mass hysteria’ on the Hill

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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:

Boehner to GOP lawmakers: ‘Behave like grown-ups’ — House Minority Leader John Boehner told his conference to “behave like grown-ups” if the healthcare bill is passed by the House on Sunday. — The Ohio Republican made the warning at a quick closed-door meeting with fellow House GOP lawmakers at noon in the Capitol.

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New York Times:

Legal and Political Fights Are Looming for Democrats — WASHINGTON — The battle over health care is poised to move swiftly from Congress back to the country as Democrats, Republicans and a battery of interest groups race to define the legislation and dig in for long-term political and legal fights.