Chairman of the House Rules Committee, Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., walks to the Democratic Caucus with Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 19, 2010.
(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
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No health deal with abortion opponents
Updated: Saturday, 20 Mar 2010, 11:03 AM EDT
Published : Saturday, 20 Mar 2010, 11:03 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) - A top House Democrat said party leaders are unlikely to cut a deal with abortion opponents to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Rep. Henry Waxman tells The Associated Press that "the likely outcome" is that Speaker Nancy Pelosi will move ahead without the votes of a group of abortion opponents who want tougher restrictions in the bill against taxpayer funding for the procedure.
Waxman, D-Calif., is chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and he helped write the 10-year, $940 billion bill.
Waxman spoke as the House Rules Committee began deliberations that will set the terms for Sunday's expected vote in the full House.
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