MSNBC host Joy Reid tweeted Thursday about reports that the proposed emergency spending bill from House Democrats to combat the coronavirus outbreak was halted over a dispute involving abortion. According to White House officials, the administration had not supported the House bill as it was drafted. Reid took to Twitter and reacted to one of her colleague's reporting on the dust-up between Democratic and Republican lawmakers. CNN'S JAKE TAPPER SAYS TRUMP 'CONTINUES TO LIE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE' ON CORONAVIRUS TESTING"Wow... @kasie just reported that Republicans' objections to the House Democrats' emergency coronavirus bill include issues related to abortion. "One was a mandate for up to $1 billion to reimburse laboratory claims, which White House officials say would set a precedent of health spending without protections outlined in the Hyde Amendment," Daily Caller senior White House correspondent Christian Datoc reported.

Source: Fox News March 12, 2020 21:56 UTC