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Article: Congressional Wrap-up Democrat-Controlled U.S. Senate Kills Pro-Life Bills Favored by President Bush and Passed by U.S. House.
- Article from:
- National Right to Life News
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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WASHINGTON (October 3, 2002) -- The U.S. Senate has become the graveyard for major pro-life legislation.
The two-year 107th Congress is likely to end around mid-October, giving lawmakers a few weeks to campaign full-time before the November 5 general election. When adjournment occurs, it appears that an unprecedented number of major pro-life bills -- already passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and supported by President Bush -- will die because of obstructionism by the leaders of Senate Democrats. The Democrats control the Senate by a single seat, 51-49.
In the House of Representatives, the Republicans continue to hold majority control as they ...