Planned Parenthood Suing Texas Over Medicaid Cutting

And they’re just as doggedly focused on Planned Parenthood as ever.

U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Monday said he expects lawmakers to have a “healthy debate” over Planned Parenthood this month as they consider spending legislation for the current fiscal year, but he did not expect a government shutdown over financing for the women’s health group.

Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit alleges that the state’s banning of Medicaid is a violation of Federal law and the so-so-called “Medicaid freedom of choice provision”, allowing those enrolled in Medicaid to select an approved provider of their choice.

McCarthy also contested remarks by Planned Parenthood defenders that harsh language by the group’s critics helped create a hostile political environment that could encourage people to react violently against the organization.

Alabama is one of several states, along with Oklahoma and Texas, which have tried to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood since the release of the “sting” videos.

After Planned Parenthood was exposed selling aborted baby parts, Governor Robert Bentley announced on Twitter in August that Alabama would also be cutting all state taxpayer funding to the abortion company.

MSNBC’s “Hardball” host Chris Matthews argued that “some people’s words are encouraging this kind of behavior” and “Carly Fiorina seems to be” “enjoying it” while discussing the shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs on Monday.

With details and facts still emerging over the Friday shooting, the junior senator first took the opportunity to denounce the “vicious rhetoric on the left, blaming those who are pro-life” to reporters in Newton, Iowa, the New York Times reported.

The governor moved to cancel the organization’s contract – worth about $4,453 in FY 2013 and 2014 – in August after videos surfaced alleging that Planned Parenthood sold fetuses and fetal tissue.

Since the videos surfaced, threats have become even more frequent, abortion-rights leaders say. “And to connect those two is total irresponsible behavior”.

“This was an extremist and this was a man who obviously – and they said prior to this that he was mentally disturbed so he’s a mentally disturbed person – there’s no question about that”, he continued. A similar measure has already passed the House. Marco Rubio of Florida, both presidential candidates who want a broader Obamacare repeal – and some moderates who favor abortion rights like Mark Kirk of IL and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, both of whom are up for re-election in swing states.

On Tuesday, Democratic members of the committee called on House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, to disband it and end its work.