Joe Pitts: “Again, on the so-called compromise, I offered the Hyde language in the committee, and we won in a bipartisan vote.…”

“Again, on the so-called compromise, I offered the Hyde language in the committee, and we won in a bipartisan vote. Chairman Waxman recessed, changed the votes, stripped it out, and brought it to the floor without Hyde. I was involved in the negotiation. I wrote the Stupak-Pitts amendment. I know what the compromise is with the so-called executive order. It is full of loopholes. The Hyde amendment does not apply to the Affordable Care Act. I yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly), another pro-life champion.”