National Catholic Reporter is a commie rag.
I don't recommend wasting any time on it.
Quick dig…
search for 1979 (40 yrs ago) wall st and got this:
And from Capitol Hill – The Senate and House were locked in conflict over two issues: A pay raise for members of Congress and the issue of Federally funded Abortions. The Senate opposed the pay raise, the House wanted it. And the House wanted to prohibit the use of any Federal money for use in abortions, unless the life of the mother was in danger. The Senate wanted to go along with present law, which was more liberal; allowing an abortion when the mothers health would be damaged if the pregnancy continued, and in cases of rape and incest. Time and time again, both the House and Senate have stuck to their positions. The House did the day before and the Senate was expected to tackle both measures again this day. The extra added difficulty was the pay-raise was now attached to a bill to keep some government agencies running and the abortion issues was tied to a money bill to keep the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in business. And as of this day, there was enough money around in the agencies to come up with one more pay check.
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