Reid Makes Passionate Pitch To Focus On The Big Picture

Speaking on the Senate floor about his decision not to support Senator Ben Nelson's abortion amendment and the need to focus on the larger goals of health care reform, Reid said, "I don't believe that the Senate needs to go as far as this amendment would take us. No one should use the healthcare bill to expand or restrict abortion. No one should use the issue of abortion to rob millions of the opportunity to get good healthcare. This is not the right place for this debate. We have to get on with the larger issue at hand. We have to keep moving toward the finish line and cannot be distracted by detours or derailed by diversions."

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