Press Release
Christian Coalition of America
Roberta Combs, President

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, supporters of Christian Coalition of America gained several victories during a Senate committee debate on Obamacare, including the defeat of the two "government option" proposals and a 12-11 victory for Senator Orrin Hatch's amendment restoring the $50 million for abstinence-only education which had been eliminated by the Democrat-controlled Congress. Christian Coalition thanks its supporters for all their calls, faxes, emails, etc. to their Senators to gain these victories.

On Wednesday, in the Senate Financial Services Committee, an amendment to prevent federal funding for abortions was defeated by a 13-10 vote. Democrat Senator Kent Conrad from North Dakota voted for Senator Orrin Hatch's amendment and Republican Senator Olympia Snowe from Maine voted against the Hatch amendment.

The Democrat majority on the Senate committee also defied the will of the overwhelming majority of the American people and voted 13-10 against a Hatch amendment providing conscience clause protections for health care workers who do not want to participate in abortions.

"The defeat of both 'government option' amendments and the bipartisan vote in the Senate Financial Services Committee on the Hatch abstinence amendment yesterday is a good start. We are disappointed in the defeats of both Hatch amendments today ensuring no federal dollars will go to pay for abortions and ensuring conscience protections for health care workers," said Roberta Combs, President of the Christian Coalition of America. "The committee majority defied the will of 75% of the American people who do not want their tax dollars going to fund abortions, even including many of those who support abortions."

Christian Coalition of America supporters need to keep up their opposition to the government-run health care legislation as proposed by the Democrats in Congresss and to make sure that abortion and assisted suicide are not funded and to ensure abstinence-only education is funded. Indeed, opposition to such a plan has now reached an all-time high in the national polls; a paltry 41% of Americans now support government-run health care. Senator Max Baucus' bill needs to be soundly defeated.

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