Last night Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was interviewed by Bret Baier on Special Report. During the interview, Representative Ocasio-Cortez accused Republicans of loading up the relief package for the coronavirus with anti-abortion restrictions. Bret Baier did not challenger her statement, and I wondered what was actually going on. The statement on its face makes no sense–the Republicans want to get an economic package through Congress as soon as possible. Why would the Republicans add things to a bill that would make it difficult to pass? Well, I now have the answer–they didn’t. Representative Ocasio-Cortez was lying and Bret Baier chose not to challenger her statement.<\/p>\n
Yesterday The Daily Caller<\/a> posted an article that explains what Representative Ocasio-Cortez was talking about.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to include a potential way to guarantee federal funding for abortion into the coronavirus economic stimulus plan, according to multiple senior White House officials.<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking to the Daily Caller, those officials alleged that while negotiating the stimulus with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Pelosi tried to lobby for \u201cseveral\u201d provisions that stalled bipartisan commitment to the effort. One was a mandate for up to $1 billion to reimburse laboratory claims, which White House officials say would set a precedent of health spending without protections outlined in the Hyde Amendment.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Hyde Amendment<\/a> blocks<\/a> clinics that perform abortions from receiving federal funding, and Democrats have pushed the Trump<\/a> administration to end it since he was elected in 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cA new mandatory funding stream that does not have Hyde protections would be unprecedented,\u201d one White House official explained. \u201cUnder the guise of protecting people, Speaker Pelosi is working to make sure taxpayer dollars are spent covering abortion \u2014 which is not only backwards, but goes against historical norms.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n A second White House official referred to the provision as a \u201cslush fund\u201d and yet another questioned \u201cwhat the Hyde Amendment and abortion have to do with protecting Americans from coronavirus?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n I wonder how many Americans were mislead when Bret Baier did not challenge the statement by Representative Ocasio-Cortez. This is an example of the reason Americans have to question everything they hear–even if it comes from a generally accurate source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last night Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was interviewed by Bret Baier on Special Report. During the interview, Representative Ocasio-Cortez accused Republicans of loading up the relief package for the coronavirus with anti-abortion restrictions. Bret Baier did not challenger her statement, and I … Continue reading