Copyrighted Image? DMCA | Republicans are ginning up a debate over social issues to distract from the improving economy, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) charged Friday.
Schumer said the birth-control mandate in President Obama's healthcare law might have seemed like a winning issue for Republicans before Obama announced new "accommodations" for religious-affiliated employers. But the tide has turned since then, he said. "Clearly, they've overplayed their hand," Schumer said on a conference call with reporters. The Senate is likely to vote next week on a proposal from Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) to let all employers opt out of healthcare mandates that violate their religious or moral beliefs. Republicans demanded the vote in the immediate wake of Obama's announcement, but it's been Democrats who have worked the hardest to keep the issue alive over about the past week. |
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