HOW THE 55 DEMOCRAT CATHOLIC
REPRESENTATIVES WHO SIGNED A “STATEMENT
OF PRINCIPLES” VOTED ON PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION.
Almost two thirds (60%) of the
signers of the Statement voted “No” on passage of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
Act both on June 6, 2003 (House Roll Call 242 on HR 760) and on October 2, 2003
(House Roll Call 530 on S.3 – the version that President Bush signed into law).
Name District
|
Rosa L. DeLauro
|
CT-3
|
|
Wm. Lacy Clay
|
MO-1
|
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Hilda L. Solis
|
CA-32
|
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Betty McCollum
|
MN-4
|
|
Raul M. Grijalva
|
AZ-7
|
|
Carolyn McCarthy
|
NY-4
|
|
Ed Pastor
|
AZ-4
|
|
Joe Baca
|
CA-43
|
|
William Delahunt
|
MA-10
|
|
Mike Thompson
|
CA-1
|
|
Linda T. Sanchez
|
A-39
|
|
Charles A. Gonzalez
|
TX-20
|
|
Xavier Becerra
|
CA-31
|
|
Diane Watson
|
CA-33
|
|
Nydia Velazquez
|
NY-12
|
|
Frank Pallone
|
NJ-6
|
|
James P. McGovern
|
MA-3
|
|
George Miller
|
CA-7
|
|
James P. Moran
|
VA-8
|
|
Michael Capuano
|
MA-8
|
|
Peter A. DeFazio
|
OR-4
|
|
Maurice Hinchey
|
NY-22
|
|
Dennis A. Cardoza
|
CA-18
|
|
Lucille Roybal Allard
|
CA-34
|
|
Loretta Sanchez
|
CA-47
|
|
Robert Brady
|
PA-1
|
|
Marty Meehan
|
MA-5
|
|
Grace Napolitano
|
CA-38
|
|
Luis V. Gutierrez
|
IL-4
|
|
Jose Serrano
|
NY-16
|
|
Edward J. Markey
|
MA-7
|
|
Nancy Pelosi
|
CA-8
|
|
Lane Evans
|
IL-17
(Rep. Evans was not present for the October vote on S.3.)
|
The following 17 signers of
the Statement voted “Yes” on passage of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act both
on June 6, 2003 (House Roll Call 242 on HR 760) and on October 2, 2003 (House
Roll Call 530 on S.3 – the version that President Bush signed into law).
Name District
|
David R. Obey
|
WI-7
|
|
James R. Langevin
|
RI-2
|
|
Bart Stupak
|
MI-1
|
|
Bill Pascrell
|
NJ-8
|
|
Gene Taylor
|
MS-4
|
|
Tim Ryan
|
OH-17
|
|
Silvestre Reyes
|
TX-16
|
|
Michael H. Michaud
|
ME-2
|
|
Jim Marshall
|
GA-3
|
|
|
Tim Holden
|
PA-17
|
|
James L. Oberstar
|
MN-8
|
|
Dale E. Kildee
|
MI-5
|
|
Patrick J. Kennedy
|
RI-1
|
|
Richard E. Neal
|
MA-2
|
|
Mike Doyle
|
PA-14
|
|
Joseph Crowley
|
NY-7
|
|
Stephen Lynch
|
MA-9
|
|
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NOT VOTING
Name,,,,District
Anna Eshoo,CA-14 (Rep. Eshoo did not vote on either Roll Call Vote 242 or 530.)
John B. Larson,CT-1 (Rep. Larson was not present for Roll Call Vote 242 but voted “No” on 530.)
NOT IN CONGRESS IN 2003
Name District
John T. Salazar,CO-3
Cynthia McKinney,GA-4
Jim Costa,CA-20
Priests for
Life is calling all priests to sign a statement in response to the Catholic
Legislators.
Click here to read
the response of the US Bishops.
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