Bart Stupak: “It is Ruth's commitment to that cause that is earning her the Walter P. Reuther Distinguished Service Award, and I rise…”

Yes, it did. We were shocked he would bring it up in the first meeting, and then second meeting we had with them.

I think the evasiveness of your answers only serve to increase the frustration, not decrease the frustration, not just of Members of Congress, but of that of the American people.

Democratic congressman Bart Stupak, when offering the critical vote that enabled the health care bill to become law, reaffirmed his belief in the President's assurances that the conscience rights of Americans would be secure.

The Stupak amendment was approved with the support of 64 Democrats, including House Appropriations Committee Chair David Obey.