The measure needed 60 votes to clear a procedural hurdle but got 54, with 42 senators voting in opposition. The leading proponent of bringing the fight over funding the group to a possible government shutdown remained unbowed.
“Half of our health centers are in medically underserved communities”. “All these clinics, as far as I know, take Medicaid dollars, so you could go to any of those clinics to get any medical service you could”.
But House Republican supporters of the bill said it would make it clear that federal law does not prevent states from excluding all Medicaid funding from a healthcare provider that offers abortions.
The fact that he is giving up his seat is a significant victory for conservatives who want to change how the federal government is run and funded, according to the SunHerald.
House Republicans asked Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards for more information about how much money the organization makes on abortions, sends overseas and spends on travel and salaries, following a grueling five-hour hearing Tuesday examining the nonprofit’s use...
In a sign that the tactic may be gaining favor among Republicans, however, the House Energy & Commerce is also preparing a bill that would use reconciliation to block Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds.
Planned Parenthood will make its first congressional appearance today since the release of undercover videos. The videos show Planned Parenthood officials discussing the transfer of fetal tissue to researchers.
Don Stewart, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, explained, “If we shut down the government, you can’t walk into Yellowstone Park, but you can walk into Planned Parenthood”.
Although a non-government-subsidized portion of Planned Parenthood’s funding goes to abortion services, most government funding provides pap smears, STD testing, HIV testing, birth control, pelvic, and breast cancer screenings for almost three million women.
Those differences will become more pronounced with new House leadership eager to take on President Barack Obama and their Senate counterparts, setting up high-profile fiscal showdowns over the debt limit and budget.
During the interview, which was the first following his shocking resignation on Friday (25 September), Boehner said he “absolutely” believed that the more conservative members of the GOP had been unrealistic. But if he wins, he is likely to face the same pressure that...