Both Parties 'Letter Rip' on Rider

2/25/09

Yesterday, the battle over pro-life riders got a tremendous boost as 181 House members called on House leaders to keep the measures in the omnibus spending bill. In a show of rare bipartisanship, large numbers of Republicans and Democrats signed a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Rep. David Obey (D-Wisc.), and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) urging them to protect taxpayer dollars from being used to promote or perform abortion. FRC led the effort to persuade members to co-sign, and the result was an impressive show of solidarity on both sides of the aisle. We hope the overwhelming support for these riders will convince Speaker Pelosi that these policies have a place in Congress regardless of party control.

Additional Resources
Letter from House Members to Speaker Pelosi

Thanks to Tony Perkins for this update. W: frc.org