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Claire McCaskill: Can you promise that my tax dollars will not fund abortions? I can tell you that there is not one word in this bill that…

On the recordAugust 10, 2009
Can you promise that my tax dollars will not fund abortions? I can tell you that there is not one word in this bill that would allow federal tax dollars to be spent on abortions.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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Senator Claire McCaskill addresses concerns about federal funding for abortions in the health care reform bill.

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