By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While speaking at the Catholic Community Conference on Capitol Hill yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) thanked God for the dissident nuns who supported the pro-abortion bill in opposition to the official stance of the U.S. Bishops.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The heavy-handed push to pass health care reform through a reluctant House is causing a rash of problems from resignations to mini “insurrections.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told the press last Friday that she had spoken to the bishops and that they know abortion funding is not in the Senate version of health care reform, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) responded by saying no such discussion took place.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Now that the Senate Finance Committee version of health care reform has passed, the real work of trying to craft a bill will begin.
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