PLEASE VOTE NO ON H.R. 3962

FreedomSpeaks petition created 2 weeks ago

"I am a constituent, and I urge you to vote NO on the Rule on the health bill, H.R. 3962, because it does not allow the House to vote on the pro-life Stupak Amendment [pronounced STEW-pak]. The so-called pro-life language that Speaker Pelosi has put...  More >>

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