Stupak Biofuels Rider benefiting Michigan sneaked into Health Bill: Pork for his anti-choice crusade

[seafan]

Well, well, well. The stench is never far from the slime.



Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake spotlights this little gem:


Time For The Stupak Biofuels Rider to Come Out of Health Care Bill


November 8, 2009 8:46 am

I never got a satisfactory answer about why the biofuels rider suddenly went into the health care bill at the last minute. The reasons that were offered up were never satisfactory.

So, in the process of nosing around last night, I found out that the member of Congress who really, really cares about biofuels is — Bart Stupak:

Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) spoke today at the opening of a bio-fuel plant in Gladstone Michigan. The facility, which is being opened by AG Solutions Inc., is expected to produce more than 20 million gallons of biodiesel fuel per year from agriculture projects.The facility is the first biodiesel plant in Michigan, adding to the five existing ethanol producing plants that are already operating in the state.Speaking alongside Governor Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), Stupak used the event to call for a new direction in U.S. energy policy.

If he wants to lead an anti-choice revolt, it needs to come out. He shouldn’t be paid off for his attack on choice with a big huge piece of personal pork in the bill.

Firedoglake Action:



Call Bart Stupak’s Donor PACS and Tell Them They’re Paying For His Anti-Abortion Activism

Many of the companies listed have quite a bit of effort invested in women as clients/customers. That they are sending campaign money to the likes of anti-choice crusader Bart Stupak should enrage quite a large number of these women. And that will reap undesirable consequences for companies such as:

* AFLAC PAC (certainly benefit if women decide to buy private insurance rather than a public plan)
* AMAZON CORPORATE LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON.COM PAC)
* AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)
* AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
* BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN PAC (also stands to benefit from women clients)
* COMCAST CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL (ladies, you have cable, yes?)
* DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC (DOWPAC), THE
* FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUND (Ford: Designed For “Pro-Life”)
* GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEPAC)
* GODADDY.COM INC., PAC
* HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA HERBALIFEPAC)
* HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE
* HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
* HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (and another….)
* JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
* RITE AID CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
* SIEMENS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
* SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
* T-MOBILE USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)
* UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC
* VERIZON COMMUNICATION INC. GOOD GOVT CLUB
* WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC (AKA WELLS FARGO EMPLOYEE PAC)

Some heavily applied pressure by women aimed at these companies would be noticed.


Why should women want to do business with companies that steer large amounts of campaign money into the coffers of woman-unfriendly politicians?



Indeed.




Ladies, they need to hear from you.

[johnfunk]

1. Needed: STRONG primary challenger to send Stupak back to the private sector

[Nikki Stone1]

6. He's already done his damage

What he does now is unimportant.

[highplainsdem]

2. K&R

[Obamanaut]

3. I seem to recall hearing, during the 2008 campaign, that the earmark

(pork) policy was going to change.

Looks like it's still going strong.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. Makes me feel like my head is going to explode!!!!!!

:grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :nuke:

[Canuckistanian]

5. Some Repub on the floor was bitching about this

Also something about reimbursing Veterinarians?

That's the problem with these huge bills and their gigantic amendments. Anything could slip in that makes a HUGE impact in ways never anticipated. It's really a political "poison pill" for special interests.

The outlawing of the Line item veto for bills is a travesty.

[nightrain]

7. knr. Good catch!