House Committee Ventures Capitol on Social Issues
Tony Perkins, Family Research Council, June 29, 2009
If you’re looking for a bill that sums up this administration’s anti-family views, the House Financial Services Subcommittee has produced the perfect candidate.
In its appropriations debate, abortion, marijuana, domestic partnerships, and school vouchers are all topics of consideration. As it currently stands, the bill submitted by the Financial Services panel (which oversees the District of Columbia) took a giant step toward funding a culture of death in the nation’s capital.
To the dismay of pro-lifers, liberals on the committee heeded the President’s request to overturn the Dornan Amendment, which has banned taxpayer-funded abortions in D.C. for years. As FRC has argued, subsiding abortion will only increase it–a result at odds with the President’s supposed promise to “reduce abortions.”
Unfortunately, the bill only gets worse from there. On school choice, the draft provides just enough funding–$12 million in fiscal 2010–for students who are already enrolled in the program, effectively shutting out any new applicants.
Adding to the outcry, the panel also paved the way for legalized marijuana in D.C., stripping language from the bill that would outlaw it. If the provision passes, it would be up to the District to decide whether or not it allows residents to possess or distribute the drug.
The bill’s next stop is the House Appropriations Committee, where members expect to debate it on July 7. At the moment, no bill number has been assigned. Stay tuned for more details and information that will help you contact your representatives.
The Washington Examiner: House subcommittee OKs pot on D.C. ballot
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WU09F20&f=PG07J01
THE ANTI-FAMILY BILL! Money for D.C. Abortions; Legalization of Marijuana; No Money for School Vouchers
House Committee Ventures Capitol on Social Issues
Tony Perkins, Family Research Council, June 29, 2009
In its appropriations debate, abortion, marijuana, domestic partnerships, and school vouchers are all topics of consideration. As it currently stands, the bill submitted by the Financial Services panel (which oversees the District of Columbia) took a giant step toward funding a culture of death in the nation’s capital.
To the dismay of pro-lifers, liberals on the committee heeded the President’s request to overturn the Dornan Amendment, which has banned taxpayer-funded abortions in D.C. for years. As FRC has argued, subsiding abortion will only increase it–a result at odds with the President’s supposed promise to “reduce abortions.”
Unfortunately, the bill only gets worse from there. On school choice, the draft provides just enough funding–$12 million in fiscal 2010–for students who are already enrolled in the program, effectively shutting out any new applicants.
Adding to the outcry, the panel also paved the way for legalized marijuana in D.C., stripping language from the bill that would outlaw it. If the provision passes, it would be up to the District to decide whether or not it allows residents to possess or distribute the drug.
The bill’s next stop is the House Appropriations Committee, where members expect to debate it on July 7. At the moment, no bill number has been assigned. Stay tuned for more details and information that will help you contact your representatives.
The Washington Examiner: House subcommittee OKs pot on D.C. ballot
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WU09F20&f=PG07J01