The Hyde Amendment was "an egregious policy rider," Pressley said, "which does not allow Medicaid to include abortion coverage." Democrats and Republicans have voted to keep the amendment in effect through the years, notably this June when the House passed a spending bill to which a Hyde Amendment reauthorization was attached. "The Hyde Amendment was historically a great compromise between pro-choicers and pro-lifers," conservative commentator Meghan McCain said on "The View" in June, soon after Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden reneged on his longtime support for the Hyde Amendment. TRUMP CALLS AOC, SCHIFF AND NADLER 'DEMOCRAT SAVAGES' AS IMPEACHMENT CALLS INTENSIFYLee, Pressley and Ocasio-Cortez say the Hyde Amendment particularly harms poor and minority communities. Later in the video, Ocasio-Cortez said the trio's effort to repeal Hyde was a defense of Roe v. Wade and women's right to abortion.

Source: Fox News September 30, 2019 20:15 UTC