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Senate GOP Plans to Object to Any Abortion Language in Health Care Reconciliation

By David M. Drucker
Roll Call Staff
March 9, 2010, 5:44 p.m.

Determined to block President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, Senate Republican leaders signaled Tuesday that they plan to object to any abortion language included in a proposed reconciliation package — even if they agree with the provision on policy grounds.

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