Key Factor

" This is the Fox News alert the House of Representatives passed the health care reform bill last night. Joining us from Capitol Hill is Jim Angle."

" at the whole debate almost came off the rails."

" Because of the abortion issue is that right."

" Well that's right democratic leaders actually spent the last three days and furious behind the scenes negotiations. Because anti abortion Democrats were threatening to vote against the bill which would have killed it. Now speaker Pelosi knew that she would not get any Republican support so obviously she was concerned that she needed all of the forty Democrats. Who are fiercely anti abortion. And didn't want any federal money spent on abortions Bart Stupak of Michigan and Brad Ellsworth of Indiana among others refused to back down from its policy had no choice. But to allow a vote on their amendment to permanently prohibit any federal funds for abortion."

" The speaker recognizes that members deserve the chance to vote their conscience. And have their voices heard on this most important matter."

" But that angered abortion rights activists and threatens losing their votes."

" To say at this amendment is a wolf in sheep's clothes and would be the understatement of a lifetime."

" That amendment did pass and so did the final bill as you now know."

" Budget now there's an accusation from the minority leader John Boehner. That perhaps Nancy Pelosi struck some sort of backroom deal where this event that would go away."

" Well did that that the problem for the Democrats was this. You've got a group of anti abortion to the Democrat crap to absolutely refused compromise which also have an even larger group. A pro choice abortion rights advocates who were not at all happy that these guys were getting a vote on this amendment. So what what Boehner was. Went to the floor and accused the speaker doing what's telling abortion rights activist the pro choice group. Not to worry about this that she would make you work that that even if that amendment passed which it did. She would make sure that language got dropped in any negotiations with the Senate which will have to happen. That be the next phase she would make sure that that language got dropped and did not stay here's what."

" If Fred -- but others could get shelved it that's underway. Betty gets the pastor of the house helping to ensure that this bill passes but we have no guarantees. Nobody has come back from conference that that language stopping taxpayer funded abortion will be on the bill."

" Now the antiabortion activists did vote for the bill and -- and miss Pelosi must be breathing a sigh of relief. Because without them the bill would have failed because she lost 39. Other Democrats that she had lost the forty anti abortion Democrats. This bill would not have passed."

" Allison and you're saying Jim Angle thanks to reckon that -- for us. Finally I -- the headline."