The Planned Parenthood deal is far from over. There will be a separate vote on this “rider”, and the senate members will have to show where they stand — and then explain their votes. No hiding behind “overarching goals” of the bigger picture that they usually do.
Gosh, if you can’t already see where eveybody stands, please believe me, it isn’t a mystery! This was said over and over during the Obamacare wrangling and votes. We saw then where everyone stands.