Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) has cautioned progressives that the Build Back Better Act will be 'dead on arrival' if his demand to include a ban on federal abortion funding is not met.
would not rule out including the provision, progressives reacted by indicating that Hyde's non-inclusion was a condition of their support. Rep. Pramila Jayapal , chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said that she would not vote in favor of a version of the bill that included the amendment.
"Let's just wait, this is a negotiation and we've got to continue to move this forward, but the Hyde Amendment is something that the majority of the country does not support," Jayapal told CNN on Sunday."One in four women have had an abortion and need to have reproductive care in a very, very important time when those protections are being rolled back."
"That is nobody's business," she added."It is our business as people that carry the babies. And you know, we have to be able to make the choices during our pregnancy." Sen. Joe Manchin has demanded that a ban on federal abortion funding be included in the sweeping spending package that is currently being negotiated by Democrats. Manchin is pictured speaking to reporters after a meeting with White House officials in Washington, D.C. on September 30, 2021.refused to directly address Manchin's demand during a Monday press conference, saying that she would not"negotiate" the bill herself.
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