In a new interview on the “Pod Saves America” podcast, Rep. Pramila Jayapal appears to have no idea how the Hyde Amendment, which bans the federal funding of abortion, actually works:
In this clip, Jayapal seems to not understand that the Hyde amendment is a budget rider that must be applied to each appropriation, not a law that applies to all federal funds. https://t.co/aY2uxLksWI
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) October 4, 2021
Watch for yourself:
NEWS: @RepJayapal responds to Manchin's "Hyde Amendment" red line: "The Hyde amendment is the law. I would like to repeal it, but I'm not suggesting we put the repeal into this [reconciliation] bill."
Pod out soon. pic.twitter.com/wJ0LpmSUpp
— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) October 4, 2021
No, we’re not:
We're not electing our best and brightest. https://t.co/DXwMCudHIN
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) October 5, 2021
And she seems to be misrepresenting what the House bill under debate actually does:
Reconciliation could route relevant funding through appropriations to which the Hyde amendment does apply.
But that's not what the House bill currently does. https://t.co/laO63XYFNy pic.twitter.com/8WzsZxS21e
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) October 4, 2021
It’s a good question:
If Jayapal honestly believes the reconciliation bill would not fund elective abortion, then why would she kill the entire bill over an amendment that says it could not fund elective abortion?
She'd vote "no" over an amendment she thinks is a redundancy? https://t.co/aY2uxLksWI
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) October 4, 2021
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