President Biden indicated Tuesday that he would sign Democrats\u2019 reconciliation bill even if it included the Hyde Amendment, a controversial provision that bars federal funds \u2026<\/b>
\nPresident Biden indicated Tuesday that he would sign Democrats\u2019 reconciliation bill even if it included the Hyde Amendment, a controversial provision that bars federal funds from being used for most abortions. \u201cI\u2019d sign it either way,\u201d Biden told reporters Tuesday evening when asked if he would sign the bill if the Hyde Amendment were included, a demand of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.). The White House has said that Biden opposes the Hyde Amendment. Manchin\u2019s demand that the amendment be included in the reconciliation package has emerged as a new hurdle in negotiations over the bill. \u201cYeah, we\u2019re not taking the Hyde Amendment off. Hyde\u2019s going to be on,\u201d Manchin told National Review last week. \u201cIt has to be. It has to be. That\u2019s dead on arrival if that\u2019s gone.\u201d Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said she would not vote for a bill that includes the Hyde Amendment. \u201cThe Hyde Amendment is something that the majority of the country does not support,\u201d Jayapal said on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union.\u201d \u201cOne in four women have had an abortion and need to have reproductive care in a very, very important time, when those protections are being rolled back.\u201d White House press secretary Jen Psaki reiterated Monday that Biden opposes the Hyde Amendment, which prevents Medicaid and other federal programs from covering the costs of abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or when the woman\u2019s life is endangered. \u201cI’m not going to negotiate the package from here, but, as you know, the President opposes the Hyde Amendment,\u201d Psaki told reporters on Monday when asked about Manchin\u2019s demand. \u201cThat has not changed.\u201d<\/p>\n