Dem Congressman Says "Minimum Of 39" Dems Will Vote Against Obamacare If Language Prohibiting Funds Being Used For Abortion Is Not Included

CBS News reports that "Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak said he is 'optimistic' that his campaign to include explicit language comndemning the use of federal funds for abortion in the House health care bill will pass the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The congressman from Michigan did however say...that the House will likley not vote on the bill before their July 31st deadline."

"I think if they do not have [the language] in there and President Obama says we are going to have a bill with nothing in there on abortion, I think it is going to backfire. I think we bring down the rule and it will be explicitly discussed in the health care plan one way or another," Stupak said. Stupak told CBS News that he feels confident that "a minimum of thirty nine" Democrats would join him in opposing the legislation if the abortion language were not included in the House bill. Tweet