Senate Democrats ditch Hyde Amendment for first time in decades

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

Senate Democrats on Monday for the first time in decades left out a amendment from their annual government funding bills that blocks people from using Medicaid or other federal health programs to cover abortion services.

The provision, also known as the Hyde Amendment, was omitted from legislation to fund the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS) Departments. The bill was unveiled by Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Monday afternoon.

The Hyde amendment bans the use of federal funds for abortions in most cases and has been included in annual government funding bills since it was introduced by then-Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) in the 1970s.

The bill also did not include the Weldon Amendment, which bars entities that don't want to provide abortion care from being denied federal dollars, as well as an amendment to block federal funds from being used for abortions specifically in Washington, D.C.

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[Sibelius Fan]

1. Henry Hyde, morals warrior

Extramarital affair[edit]
While Hyde was spearheading the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in the Monica Lewinsky affair, it was revealed that Hyde himself had conducted an extramarital sexual affair with Cherie Snodgrass, who was also married. Hyde admitted to the affair and attributed the relationship as a "youthful indiscretion". He was 41 years old and married when the affair occurred. Hyde said the affair ended when Snodgrass' husband confronted Mrs. Hyde. At the time, Snodgrass was also married and had three children.[14]
The Snodgrasses divorced in 1967. The Hydes reconciled and remained married until Mrs. Hyde's death in 1992.[15] - Wikipedia

[PlanetBev]

5. Cherie Snodgrass was pretty funny

After the affair, she told her daughter that she thought Hyde was a total hypocrite and that she was sick of hearing his phony “pro-life” ranting.

[IronLionZion]

3. I love it when people older than me have "youthful indiscretions"

it makes me feel youthful

[vsrazdem]

4. Manchin won't vote for it.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

9. He's already announced it must be included or blah-blah-blah.

This guy's got dozens and dozens of "red lines" he can use to fulfill his apparent promise to Moscow Mitch to kill Biden's Build Back Better Act.

[Hekate]

7. Fan freakin' tastic

[Lonestarblue]

8. The Hyde Amendment needs to be buried, never to be seen again.

Are we a secular nation or one governed by the Christian Taliban?

[Dawson Leery]

11. kick

[Crowman2009]

12. Just another piece of so-called Senate tradition that is based on total bullshit.

Just like confederate statues in a way.