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He is a graduate from Northwestern Michigan College, Saginaw Valley State University, and earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from Thomas Cooley Law School. Stupak served as a Michigan State Trooper from 1973 to 1984. After being injured in the line of duty he retired, and was elected to the Michigan House in 1988. In 1990 he lost a race for the State Senate. He was elected to the [[House of Representatives]] in 1992 and has been easily reelected ever since. | He is a graduate from Northwestern Michigan College, Saginaw Valley State University, and earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from Thomas Cooley Law School. Stupak served as a Michigan State Trooper from 1973 to 1984. After being injured in the line of duty he retired, and was elected to the Michigan House in 1988. In 1990 he lost a race for the State Senate. He was elected to the [[House of Representatives]] in 1992 and has been easily reelected ever since. | ||
| − | Stupak is strongly [[pro-life]] regarding [[abortion]]. In 2006, he received a 100% rating from the [[National Right to Life Committee]]. <ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/MI/Bart_Stupak.htm</ref> He voted for banning [[partial-birth abortion]]s and supported [[President George W. Bush]]'s veto of embryonic-stem-cell-research. | + | Stupak is strongly [[pro-life]] regarding [[abortion]], although he caved in to [[liberal pressure]] by the [[pro-aborts]] and agreed to vote yes. In 2006, he received a 100% rating from the [[National Right to Life Committee]]. <ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/MI/Bart_Stupak.htm</ref> He voted for banning [[partial-birth abortion]]s and supported [[President George W. Bush]]'s veto of embryonic-stem-cell-research. |
Stupak endorsed [[John Edwards]] in the 2008 Democratic primaries. <ref>http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Bart_Stupak</ref> | Stupak endorsed [[John Edwards]] in the 2008 Democratic primaries. <ref>http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Bart_Stupak</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:09, March 21, 2010
| Bart Stupak | |||
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| U.S. Representative from Michigan's 1st Congressional District From: January 3, 1993 – Present | |||
| Predecessor | John Conyers | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Laurie Ann Stupak | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||
Bartholomew Thomas "Bart" Stupak (born February 29, 1952) has served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district since 1993. He is a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation.
He is a graduate from Northwestern Michigan College, Saginaw Valley State University, and earned a Juris Doctor from Thomas Cooley Law School. Stupak served as a Michigan State Trooper from 1973 to 1984. After being injured in the line of duty he retired, and was elected to the Michigan House in 1988. In 1990 he lost a race for the State Senate. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1992 and has been easily reelected ever since.
Stupak is strongly pro-life regarding abortion, although he caved in to liberal pressure by the pro-aborts and agreed to vote yes. In 2006, he received a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee. [1] He voted for banning partial-birth abortions and supported President George W. Bush's veto of embryonic-stem-cell-research.
Stupak endorsed John Edwards in the 2008 Democratic primaries. [2]
ObamaCare
In 2009, Stupak co-wrote the Stupak–Pitts Amendment, which prohibits funds from being "used to pay for any abortion or to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion, except in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness." [3] He led a small group of twelve prolife representatives in the House to thwart legislation unless abortion was removed. It was removed, the group voted for reform and the bill was sent to the Senate.
The Senate would strip the bill of abortion limitations while claiming abortion funding was not included. The bill must again be approved by the House for the changes made by the Senate. Stupak is sticking to his original request for no abortion funding. Obama and the Senate want Stupak to sign off on the bill through reconciliation whereby they vote for the legislation and then go back and make changes, such as abortion terms. Since the administration will stop at nothing to pass their bill, it is expected that Stupak will be the deal-clincher or deal-breaker yet again. He stated, "I'm more optimistic than I was a week ago" that abortion will be removed form healthcare reform legislation. Stupak would reiterate, "Everyone’s going around saying there’s a compromise—there’s no such thing." He will not agree to a promise to fix the bill in the future. Stupak emphasized, "My numbers remain firm at 12. These are 12 who voted for it [in November] who will not vote for it unless we resolve this issue." [4]
See Also
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References
- ↑ http://www.ontheissues.org/MI/Bart_Stupak.htm
- ↑ http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Bart_Stupak
- ↑ http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=2009_record&page=H12921&position=all
- ↑ Stupak: There's No Deal, And I Won't Agree to a Promise to Fix the Bill in the Future, Weekly Standard, March 9, 2010
