Stupak Joins D.C. Lobbying Firm
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A former nine-term Democratic congressman who was a linchpin of the House's passage of the health care law is joining a high-powered Washington law and lobbying firm.
Former Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., will become a partner in Venable LLP's Legislative and Government Affairs Group.
Stupak was a vocal member of a group of anti-abortion Democrats who stalled last year's health care legislation until President Obama agreed to sign an executive order that funding in the bill wouldn't be used to provide abortions.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}But in light of Stupak's new job, his anti-abortion position has already raised some eyebrows in Washington since Planned Parenthood of Maryland is listed on Venable's website as a client. Planned Parenthood is the nation's largest abortion provider.
Republicans in the House pushed to deny federal funding for the group in the recent 2011 budget fight.