Nancy Pelosi Rallies for the "Nuclear" Option

The Associated Press released a story called, “Democratic Leaders Coalesce on Healthcare Strategy.”

Nancy Pelosi shrugged off criticism that the “nuclear” option, which is the only strategy that allows a bill to require 51 Senate votes rather than 60, was designed to deal with the federal budget, not health care reform. She said, “The idea that, at any given time, the Senate would have 60 votes was not what we would call the most ironclad assumption. We have always thought, ‘What if?’ You know, ‘What if the policy decisions are such that they can’t get 60 votes for it?’”

Tell your Representative that you strongly oppose any attempt to push through pro-abortion health care reform using the "nuclear" option.

The New York Times and the Associated Press both pointed out that such a strategy would leave pro-life Democrats out in the cold. Using a “nuclear option” to pass an amendment to the Senate Health Care Bill would require enacting the pro-abortion Senate bill into law.

It would also require the majority of Democrats, who oppose the Senate Health Bill, to pass the bill with the vague hope that it would be improved later.

Tell Rep. Allyson Schwartz to reject the idea of using underhanded tricks to muscle unpopular pro-abortion legislation through Congress.

It is clear that Obama, Pelosi, and Reid will use any trick, twist any arm, and take any risk to pass the greatest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade.

Tell your Representative that no health care reform should be passed at the expense of the innocent unborn.

Marjorie Dannenfelser
President, Susan B. Anthony List
www.sba-list.org

P.S. Urge your Representative to respect the will of the American people and reject the pro-abortion Senate Health Care Reform Bill.