Last
night the U.S. Senate voted on 3 amendments to the State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act relating to the Mexico City Policy
and the Kemp-Kasten amendment.
The Kemp-Kasten
Amendment prevents funding from going to international organizations which
support or participate in a program of coercive abortion or involuntary
sterilization. The Mexico City Policy, first enacted by Ronald
Reagan and later reinstituted by George W. Bush, prohibits USAID (foreign aid)
money from going to any organizations that promote or perform elective abortions.
A
Brownback amendment (Kemp-Kasten, S.A. 2707) to prevent tax-payer funds from
supporting overseas organization which support coercive abortions (like China’s brutal
one-child policy) passed. Unfortunately, (unless the President’s promised
veto is sustained) tax-payer funds can now be given to international organizations
which promote or provide elective abortions because the Boxer amendment (S.A. 2719) passed and another Brownback
amendment (S.A.
2708) was defeated. To see how your senators voted on these important
pro-life amendments check the Congress Vote Watch
page or the vote charts below. Fortunately President Bush has promised
to veto the underlying bill if it overturns the Mexico City Policy.
UPDATE: Amanda
Carpenter at TownHall.com offers further insight on the recent
Senate votes to allow overseas abortion funding with tax-payer dollars.
For more
information on important pro-life riders click
here.
Senate Vote on the
Brownback Amendment (S.A.
2707) to prohibit funding of international organizations that support coercive
abortion (PASSED)
September 6, 2007
Full
Results
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Yeas
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Nays
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PRES
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NV
|
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Republican
|
|
44
|
|
3
|
|
—
|
|
2
|
|
Democratic
|
|
4
|
|
41
|
|
—
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|
5
|
|
Independent
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|
—
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1
|
|
—
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|
—
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TOTALS
|
|
48
|
|
45
|
|
—
|
|
7
|
Senate Vote on the
Boxer Amendment (S.A. 2719) to allow contributions to international organizations
that perform or promote elective abortion as a method of family planning
(PASSED)
September 6, 2007
Full
Results
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Yeas
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Nays
|
|
PRES
|
|
NV
|
|
Republican
|
|
7
|
|
40
|
|
—
|
|
2
|
|
Democratic
|
|
45
|
|
1
|
|
—
|
|
4
|
|
Independent
|
|
1
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
TOTALS
|
|
53
|
|
41
|
|
—
|
|
6
|
Senate Vote on the
Brownback Amendment (S.A. 2708) to prevent contributions to international organizations
that perform or promote elective abortion as a method of family planning
(REJECTED)
September 6, 2007
Full
Results
|
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Yeas
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Nays
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PRES
|
|
NV
|
|
Republican
|
|
39
|
|
8
|
|
—
|
|
2
|
|
Democratic
|
|
1
|
|
45
|
|
—
|
|
4
|
|
Independent
|
|
—
|
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1
|
|
—
|
|
—
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TOTALS
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40
|
|
54
|
|
—
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|
6
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* Sen. Bob
Casey (D-PA) changed
his vote to make it consistent with his vote “For” the Boxer Amendment. The vote box above
and the official Senate record have been changed accordingly.