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Family Council Calls for Vote Against Abortion Funding

Dec 10, 2009JerryHealthcareHealthcare

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, December 10, 2009

In a statement on Thursday, Family Council Director, Jerry Cox, expressed concern over a vote this week by Senator Blanche Lincoln. Lincoln voted against an amendment sponsored by Senators Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska, and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, that mirrored language in the House bill that prevents any health plan receiving federal subsidies from offering coverage for abortion. In a 54 – 45 vote, the amendment failed.

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To Pledge or Not to Pledge

Dec 7, 2009JerryCurrent EventsCurrent Events

Recently, a young boy from West Fork, Arkansas, chose not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in school. His reason: We don’t truly have “liberty and justice for all” because most states prohibit same-sex marriage. I gave my take on this issue last night to Pete Thompson of KARK 4 News.

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A Tribute to Jodie Mahony

Dec 7, 2009JerryCurrent EventsCurrent Events

I was very sad to hear that my friend, Jodie Mahony, died on Saturday. Even though we were not friends in the traditional sense of the word, we were friends nonetheless. At times he was my nemesis, arch-rival, opponent, and adversary—but only in a political sense. For Jodie, political battles were never personal.

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