Palin Takes Indirect Swipe At Stupak For Voting 'Yes' On Healthcare

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) addresses a sold-out audience on Friday during a fundraiser held in Downtown Washington, D.C. by the Susan B. Anthony List, a 280,000-member organization devoted to helping elect pro-life candidates to office. (:36)
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Stupak: Executive Order Not Ideal, But Will Do

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) stated Sunday that although he would have preferred to have language provided similar to the amendment he proposed when the House initially passed their health care reform bill, he conceded that it was not politically conceivable.

“We’d all love to have a statute. That’d be stronger,” Stupak stated. “We can’t get 60 votes in the Senate. The reality is we can’t do it.” (0:10)

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There Will Be No Public Funds For Abortion Following Executive Order, Says Stupak

Pro-life Democrat Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) announced Sunday that he will vote in favor of health care reform legislation following assurances from the White House that the president will provide an executive order to ensure that no federal funding will be used for abortion.

“With the final bill, plus the executive order … there will be no public funds for abortion,” Stupak said during an afternoon press conference. (0:07)
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Senate Version Of Stupak Amendment Will Likely Not Pass, Says Durbin

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) stated Friday that an amendment to the Senate health care reform bill barring federal funding of abortion may not pass in the Senate.

“We do not believe that the Stupak language, if offered at this moment, is likely to pass,” Durbin said during a conference call with reporters. (0:23)

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Durbin: Democrats Still Need Ben Nelson's Vote

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Friday that Democrats have not written off the vote of pro-life The amendment is a key factor in securing the vote of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), a center leaning Democrat who has voiced dissatisfaction with the bill’s current language on funds for abortion.

“At the end of the day we need Senator Nelson’s vote,” said Durbin. “We still don’t have a promise of a vote from the Republican side, so we would need his vote to make our sixty.” (0:10)

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