Stuck on Stupid: Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX)

The Republican led House of Representatives can pass a bill, believe it or not. House Speaker John Boehner said that "jobs is the number one concern". Yet, I'm still waiting to see the Republicans propose or pass a jobs bill. In their most recent sessions, they have passed numerous bills to repeal Obamacare and recently passed H R 1797, The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act sponsored by AZ Republican Congressman Trent Franks. The Bill outlaws abortion after 20 weeks, in violation of the provisions of Roe v. Wade, the law of the land.

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House Republicans Pass Far-Reaching Anti-Abortion Legislation

House Republicans on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change federal abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.

The “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,” expected to pass by a comfortable margin late Tuesday, would be a direct challenge to the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortions up to the time a fetus becomes viable. Fetal viability is generally considered to be at least 24 weeks into the pregnancy.

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