Posted on 07/24/2009 12:59:07 PM PDT by cmj328
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - After unexpectedly passing the House Rules committee late yesterday, an amendment introduced by Rep. Mike Pence to strip Planned Parenthood of its taxpayer funding under Health and Human Services "family planning" (or Title X) funds, has failed.
The House of Representatives rejected the Pence Amendment to defund Planned Parenthood by a vote of 183 to 247.
The Labor/Health and Human Services appropriations bill contains $317.5 million for the Title X Family Planning program (a $10 million or 3% increase over 2008 levels), which is a major source of funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates. Planned Parenthood is the recipient of approximately 23% of Title X Family Planning funds.
In 2008, Planned Parenthood provided nearly 290,000 abortions, accounting for approximately one in five abortions nationwide. The organization has recently come under fire for failing to report cases of statutory rape and for encouraging teen girls to lie to clinic workers in order to evade parental notification and consent laws.
"Representative Mike Pence offered an amendment to respect the will of the majority of pro-life Americans, the citizens who do not want their hard-earned tax dollars supporting abortion providers," said Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser.
"Our U.S. Government should promote real assistance for mothers that upholds the dignity of women and families, and doesn't rely upon subsidizing abortions at every turn."
Dannenfelser vowed to "use every available tool to educate pro-life Americans across the country about the result of this vote." "Americans will know whether or not their representative voted on the side of the pro-life taxpayer," she said.
Insane.
Pence didn’t realistically think this was going to pass with leftist House. It will be a good campaign commercial in 2010 for those who decided to increase funding for killing babies.
More dead babies on Democrats’ souls.
Wouldn’t want to be in their shoes when they hit judgement.
I applaud his efforts...too bad not enough others up there have a soul left.
At least he tried.
You have to give him that.
When the Democrats are trying to pass Obamacare, with its abortion provision and the provisions for euthanasia for Senior citizens , it was a foregone conclusion that this one wouldnt pass.
We all stand before judgment. We compliantly send in the tax revenues that we know will enable the slaughter of innocent babies. Don't we?
Democrats have souls now? Who knew???
Figgers. At least Pence is fighting.
I can't imagine how this grieves the heart of God.
In ancient times, Baalism doctrine was the same of this - only, they burned infants after they were born.
Baalism and it's worshipers were wiped off the face of the earth by God.
People seriously need to look at history.
Unbelievable.
If these people feel so strongly about this they could at least donate their services.
I would gladly watch the people who voted for this monstrosity to burn.
There’s nothing compliant about taxes in this country. You’ll go to jail if you don’t pay them and how does the husband and wife going to jail help raise moral children in their household?
It’s the government’s responsibility to be fiscally conservative and moral with taxes. If they don’t they’ll have to answer to God for those sins.
Jesus said, “Render unto Caesar” but He didn’t qualify that with “but only if Rome is perfect”.
Nine Republican NO’s; 20 Dem Yes, and nine not voting.
We only picked up 20 Dem votes and lost 9 Republican.
Do you have the names of the nine Republicans?
He said "Follow me" rather than "follow Rome" -- and render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's. Caesar has no right to slaughter babies and if he has the power it is because you and I not only decline to resist forcefully, but because you and I send Caesar the money that pays for these murders.
I suppose the good Germans also worked to subsidize the concentration camps where people were slaughtered, and said that it wouldn't be helpful (morally or materially) to their own families if they went to jail for refusing to support an evil system.
We're all standing before Judgment. You, me, Pontius Pilate, Adolf Eichmann; some officials, some soldiers, some just taxpayers. All serve, and offer excuses.
We need each and every name of the people who voted to use OUR MONEY, yours and mine, in order to HELP planned parenthood SLAUGHTER BABIES.
God sends ‘em, Dims Kill ‘em. Nice.
“Democrats have souls now?”
Yes, they collect them for the Devil!
It appears that if Caesar ever becomes President of the United States I'll have to buy a copy of TurboTax to fulfill my Christian duties. I could send a check now but being made out to "Caesar" I'm sure the IRS would become annoyed.
Republicans who voted against the Pence Amendment:
Biggert, Castle, Dent, Frelinghuysen, Jenkins, Kirk, Lance, Upton, Waldon
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