Abortion-funding battle to heat up again this week
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 11th, 2011 4:37 am by HL
Abortion-funding battle to heat up again this week
After months of focusing on economic rather than social issues, the House this week is poised to take up a measure that will bring the abortion-rights debate back to the floor for the first time since May.
On Friday, the House will consider H.R. 358, the “Protect Life Act.” The measure, introduced by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.), would prohibit federal funds from going toward any health care plan that covers abortion services; it also would block funding from being withheld from institutions that are opposed to providing abortions.
GOP debate: Five things to watch
For 90 minutes in New Hampshire tonight, eight Republican presidential hopefuls will sit around a wooden table and take shots at each other and President Obama. The theme of The Washington Post/Bloomberg debate, which starts at 8 p.m., is the economy. As Karen Tumulty, who will be one of the journalists asking questions, wrote, previous debates definitively shifted the momentum of the race. And tonight’s debate will likely set off yet another a new phase.
Elizabeth Warren raises $3.15 million for her first Senate race
In just a few weeks, Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren has raised $3.15 million for her Senate campaign — another sign that the Massachusetts race will be one of the most hotly-contested of 2012.
Warren is hoping to face Sen. Scott Brown (R) next fall, who won his seat in a special election in early 2009. A recent Western New England University poll finds her five points behind the senator in a head-to-head matchup, despite being far less well-known.
