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Hill Democrats are getting one together<\/a><\/p>\n

House Democrats are preparing a \u201cCatholic Voting Scorecard\u201d in an effort to show that Catholic Democratic lawmakers have adhered more closely to the position of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy on key issues than their Catholic Republican counterparts.<\/p>\n

Democratic sources say Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Nicholas Lampson (D-Texas), both Catholics, are spearheading the project, which will compare the votes of Catholic members of both parties on a number of key issues that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops identified as its legislative priorities. Nearly 27 percent of House members are Catholic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Via The Corner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hill Democrats are getting one together House Democrats are preparing a \u201cCatholic Voting Scorecard\u201d in an effort to show that Catholic Democratic lawmakers have adhered more closely to the position of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy on key issues than their Catholic Republican counterparts. Democratic sources say Reps. 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