In the news…
1) Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) may introduce his abortion funding prohibition amendment to the Reid health care bill today. The amendment, which will be co-sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), will be modeled after the Stupak/Pitts amendment in the House. Senator Nelson also restated Wednesday that he will not vote for final passage of a bill that does not have the Stupak/Pitts language. Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120203485.html 2) The Montgomery County (MD) Council held a hearing Tuesday night on a proposed ordinance…