Ted Cruz in Des Moines, Iowa on August 21.
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“I’m for doing everything” to halt funds for Planned Parenthood, said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.
The ACA has also brought some benefits to the organization, its leaders say.
Recently, the Center for Medical Progress released tapes detailing the abortion giant’s role in the trafficking of aborted baby parts. He urged them to be “preaching from the pulpit” about the value of the unborn. An empty vote with no teeth on it will not suffice.
By Planned Parenthood’s own admission, it performs about 330,000 abortions a year. It found a plurality of the public would blame the GOP if the government closes. But it didn’t work out that way. Unsurprisingly, that offer was nearly immediately dismissed by Republicans, who are crying foul that Democrats are threatening to block the Iran measure on procedural grounds.
The odds of Congress and the White House striking a deal on all of the appropriations bills before the deadline are poor.
Presidential politics could aggravate the debt ceiling debate as Sens. Reviving that hero status will come in handy in the run- up to the Iowa caucuses on February 1. That could potentially lead to a shutdown.
In recent weeks, citing the videos as a reason, several Republican-leaning states including Louisiana and Alabama have moved to defund Planned Parenthood by ending agreements under the Medicaid program for the poor. He kept the door open. “Now they can go anywhere for care, and some of them have been”, said Lori Carpentier, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Mid and South Michigan. Planned Parenthood maintains that it has done nothing illegal. The family planning provider dismisses the controversy as a smear campaign, saying that its staffers were only discussing reimbursement for the legal costs of providing tissue for medical research.
Planned Parenthood operates 18 clinics in Minnesota, with two that provide abortion services: Rochester and St. Paul. Both sides owe it to their constituents to hold out to get the best possible deal.
Meanwhile, other candidates in the 17-member Republican field may have more to gain by egging on the shutdown. “Now they can go anywhere for care, and some of them have been”.
The investigators used two “magic words”, Daleiden said on “Planned Parenthood: The Hidden Harvest”, aired Friday night on Fox News. Elected on the premise that he’d lead the Senate to put Republican legislation on President Obama’s desk-he has failed.
Before Congress adjourned for summer break, McConnell expressed confidence that Democrats and Republicans can reach common ground this time around.
If the Congress is unable to pass a $3.8-trillion budget through both the House and Senate by September 30, the federal government will either shut down, or members of Congress will have to pass a short-term spending bill, as they did previous year.
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, said in an interview last week, referring to a continuing resolution.
Multiple local and federal law enforcement agencies are involved in the investigation, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Graham has said he doesn’t support forcing a shutdown over the issue.
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“The key will be to find another legislative means beyond shutting down the government that will help conservatives accomplish this goal”, Bonjean said. “There is an awareness by the Speaker that with the announcement of Jeff Judson as a challenger in the Republican primary that he needs to not only present his conservative record to voter there in Bexar but that he also needs to present his strong pro-life values to the voters in District 121″, Jones explained.
