Sticking Point

" One of the big sticking points as if there was another sticking point for the reform effort. Continues to be abortion correspondent Shannon Bream reports somewhere that issue fits in -- the house has settled on its version of reform bill."

" kind of a federal funding for abortion nearly -- healthcare reform in the house. The pro life lawmakers led by democratic congressman Bart Stupak is ultimately succeeded in banning investor funding stream. And the debate now heads to the Senate where there is some bipartisan support for a similar measure."

" I expect the bill that. Who -- to the floor will ensure that no federal. Funds are used for abortion I think that there is a broad support to save the federal money should not be used to pay for abortions."

" But there is clearly not a consensus yet this band that's how the health. Of women and young girls at grave risk. Proposing that women instead purchased a separate abortion writer is not only discriminatory. But ridiculous."

" And while he continues to push for a bill by the end of the year President Obama acknowledges that settling the issue will require complex negotiations."

" We're not looking to change what is the core principle that has been in place for very long time which is federal dollars are not used to subsidize. Abortions."

" Look -- advocates say the president may have a tough time reconciling his local support for groups like planned parenthood. With their demands that any measure banning federal funding for abortions be stripped from health care legislation."

" The president keeps repeating that he doesn't want to see federal funding for abortion in health care reform package. The bottom line truth is if that is true you have to have an explicit ban on federal funding. In the language of the bill."

" Regardless of what winds up in the Senate measure the bills from both houses of congress will ultimately have to go to conference to be blended into a single version. Today pro choice democratic congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said. She is confident that the final measure that emerges will not contain any restriction on federal funding for abortions. She isn't the only pro choice Democrat working to undo the Stupak amendment congresswoman Diana DeGette says she's collected forty signatures for a letter to democratic leaders. Pledging to vote down the final health care reform bill yet it's still contains the Stupak amendment. And those votes could be crucial Brett. Shannon thank you."