Joe Biden Isn't Alone in Support for Hyde Amendment

Joe Biden Isn’t Alone in Support for Hyde Amendment

The 2020 Democratic presidential field has largely jumped on the bandwagon of bashing Joe Biden for his support of the Hyde Amendment – following a flip flop over the past two weeks. However, many of them have also repeatedly voted in favor of the amendment themselves.

June 6, 2019
Joe Biden Isn’t Alone in Support for Hyde Amendment

The 2020 Democratic presidential field has largely jumped on the bandwagon of bashing Joe Biden for his support of the Hyde Amendment – following a flip flop over the past two weeks. However, many of them have also repeatedly voted in favor of the amendment themselves.

Warren, Harris, Booker, Klobuchar, Gillibrand, Bennet, O’Rourke, and Swalwell all voted twice in favor of a government funding bill that included the Hyde Amendment last year. This isn’t the only instance either.

Politico: “If you are or have been a member of Congress — 15 people in this field — and you’ve voted for big spending packages, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve also voted for the amendment.”

Voting in favor of the Hyde Amendment isn’t the only thing the Democratic primary field has in common. They all like to plagiarize too.

Politico: “Twenty-four hours after Joe Biden’s campaign was taken to task for lifting portions of a climate change plan without citation, it’s clear that the former vice president has plenty of company.”

“A sampling of policy proposals from Biden’s leading rivals suggests the lifting of direct text from academic papers, think tanks or policy institutes — and the cribbing of facts without attribution — is fairly widespread on 2020 campaign websites.”

Hypocrisy abounds as the Democratic presidential candidates attempt to differentiate themselves among the 20+ person field.