Though Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Congress is without means to defund Planned Parenthood until a new president is in the White House, leading House Republicans still plan to schedule a vote to end taxpayer support for the nation’s largest abortion provider when House members return to Washington next week.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hosted Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) on One America News’ (OAN) On Point to discuss the fight to defund Planned Parenthood.
In an exclusive interview, Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) tells Breitbart News she is continuing her push to defund Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider.
Dr. Ben Carson, also a 2016 contender, will headline the rally on Capitol Hill. In addition to Carson, other speakers scheduled include Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rep. Chris Smith, Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), and other national pro-life leaders. Most of the rallies across the country will be held at 12:00 noon local time in the cities located at the #WomenBetrayed website.
Sen. Mike Lee’s attempt to force a vote in the Senate that would defund Planned Parenthood was blocked Sunday by some of his Republican colleagues.
Rep. Diane Black blasted Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards for her attack on pro-life Americans during her appearance Sunday on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
National pro-life group Students for Life of America (SFLA) and its partner organization Pro-Life Future have launched the #WomenBetrayed initiative which urges citizens across the nation to rally to demand their states investigate, prosecute and defund Planned Parenthood.
In fact, just Friday, while campaigning in New Hampshire where he was asked questions about gay Boy Scout leaders, Walker said he is not planning to get bogged down on controversial social issues. “Those aren’t what I’m running on,” Walker said, according to the Associated Press. “It’s just the unique thing that people are surprised about is, I actually answer questions.”
In the coming week, Paul will seek legislative action that will prohibit taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood, which amounts to an average of nearly $500 million per year. According to a press release, Paul will use all legislative means to ensure there is immediate action on this proposal.
In a press statement issued by his campaign Tuesday, presidential hopeful Ted Cruz called on Congress to “Immediately investigate Planned Parenthood” following the release of a now-viral investigative video by pro-life group Center for Medical Progress.
In a campaign email message, Presidential contender Sen. Rand Paul urged his supporters to sign a petition to “Defund Planned Parenthood” following the release of a now-viral investigative video by pro-life group Center for Medical Progress.
“We have known for a long time that Planned Parenthood is Child Abuse Incorporated,” said Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, in a statement to Breitbart News. “The shocking video released today revealing Planned Parenthood’s engagement in selling baby body parts demands a response from Congress, and we will provide one.”
“The fact that Planned Parenthood performs upwards of 327,000 abortions a year is heartbreaking and barbaric enough on its own,” Rep. Diane Black said in a statement to Breitbart News. “The news that its employees engaged in the selling of aborted babies’ body parts is almost too much to bear and shows that Planned Parenthood’s disregard for innocent human life was even worse than we imagined.”
Though the Republican Party claims to be the “pro-life” party, Politico reported Kirk, Collins, and Murkowski slithered up to pro-abortion Democrats to approve an amendment to the State Department appropriations bill that would permanently lift the restriction on funding organizations that provide abortions – one that President Ronald Reagan’s administration put in place.
Planned Parenthood is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that protected birth control and led the way to the legalization of abortion.
A newly released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report confirms that Planned Parenthood Federation of America and five other groups are using taxpayer funds to advocate for abortions as “reproductive health care.”
