Manchin: Reconciliation ‘Dead on Arrival’ If It Doesn’t Include Hyde Amendment

House Democrats have pushed forward in their reconciliation bill with creating a new “Medicaid-like” program that lacks the Hyde amendment, a measure that generally prohibits federal funding of abortion. But West Virginia senator Joe Manchin, a pro-life Democrat, says reconciliation is “dead on arrival” in the Senate if it doesn’t include the longstanding pro-life protection. Outside of the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday evening, Manchin briefly spoke to National Review:-- More...