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The 13 Catholic Senators who voted against allowing Catholic organizations conscience rights | LifeSiteNews.com

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The 13 Catholic Senators who voted against allowing Catholic organizations conscience rights | LifeSiteNews.com.

Catholic Senators who voted against the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act as the Blunt amendment

Mark Begich Alaska D
Tom Harkin Iowa D
Richard Durbin Illinois D
Mary Landrieu Louisiana D
John Kerry Massachusetts D
Barbara Mikulski Maryland D
Claire McCaskill Missouri D
Robert Menendez New Jersey D
Kirsten Gillibraind New York D
Jack Reed Rhode Island D
Pat Leahy Vermon D
Maria Cantwell Washington D
Patty Murray Washington D

*update- add Lisa Murkowski Alaska R, because she wishes she could take back her vote. She meant it to be about religious freedome, but she thinks her voters who want “free” birth control should be able to have what they want, because they’ve whined the loudest.

On the sidebar of this blog are links to the U.S. Senate and House, if you are in the mood to communicate with these people. Also check out the

The Catholic Advocate Congressional Scorecard

Biden (Gaffe Machine): We “Screwed Up” Conscience Issues in the Mandate

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Biden: We "Screwed Up" Conscience Issues in the Mandate | LifeNews.com.

What’s the current state of Obama’s HHS mandate to force insurance companies to cover birth control / abortifacients /sterilizations?

Life News kicks a comprehensive article off with Biden’s admission that the initial mandate was a screw up, and that he didn’t do his job. He’s not smart enough to know that the insurance mandate in its current form is equally as bad, and equally unconstitutional. He’s also not smart enough to know how many religiously run health care institutions offer self insured employee health care coverage. Yes, Biden is a gaffe machine in word and in deed.

Other highlights: Blunt amendment has been tabled and it is coming around again under a new name: Respect for Rights of Conscience Act.

In the house, The Fortenberry bill is the most well supported remedy to overturn the HHS amendment.

There are even some Democrats who have seen the light, and understand that Obama’s egregious violation of the First Amendment, is a negative drag on their efforts for reelection in 2012.