Posted on 03/05/2021 3:56:30 PM PST by RandFan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), ranking member of the Senate Small Business Committee, forced Democrats to remove a provision in their massive $1.9 trillion liberal wish list of a spending bill that would have allowed every Planned Parenthood across America to receive free money through the Paycheck Protection Program – money which was always intended for small businesses.
“Democrats knew this was never about COVID relief or helping small businesses,” said Dr. Paul. “It was a shameless attempt to fund their radical agenda on the taxpayers’ backs and I was successful in preventing that from happening by stopping these funds from going to abortion mills.”
BACKGROUND:
Under the House passed version of the bill, individual Planned Parenthood locations would be treated as separate and distinct entities, being eligible for federal assistance under the PPP. The original congressional intent of PPP was to limit large and well-financed groups, such as Planned Parenthood from receiving a loan, and instead provide relief to small business affected by COVID-19. Democrats had planned to waive affiliation rules for nonprofits to provide paycheck protection loans to Planned Parenthood in the House version of the COVID-19 relief package. The Paul team strenuously argued to the Senate Parliamentarian that this waiver would only benefit Planned Parenthood and thus violated the so-called Byrd rule. Before the Parliamentarian was able to rule on the arguments presented, the Democrats filed an updated version of the bill that did not include the offending provision – a concession that avoided setting a precedent.
Why do I feel like that Rand Paul and Ron Johnson are the only people standing up for us in the senate? (Portman is useless. Brown is a joke)
Lol. It’s not free! It’s coming from somewhere, and it’s costing someone.
They’re certainly the most active senators I know of right now...
Thanks, good news.
We need more like Rand Paul.
Democrats hate this country.
I think Rand is fulfilling his father’s destiny. His old man has to be proud of him.
And more than a few Republicans also hate this country.
May God bless Rand Paul.
Well done Senator
I had no idea how much but did a quick search of how much income does Planned Parenthood get in a year? (2019 last they showed):
Its combined annual revenue is US$1.3 billion, including approximately $530 million in government funding such as Medicaid reimbursements.
They are NOT poor. Killing and dismembering innocent babies is a profitable sin. I’m sure that woman doctor administrator in the secret Veritas video will succeed at getting her Lamborghini.
Free money? Is there another kind?
You feel tat way because it is mostly true. Not completely, but mostly true.
The level of corruption that these “Legislators” place into law is criminal. No Democrat in Congress right now has the guts to be an American. $1.9 Trillion with probably all kinds of “we need to pass the bill to see what’s in it” pork. Flat out disgusting how Democrats treat this country.
Jane Timken is a Portman-type. Mandel needs to get the nomination in two years. Then Portman needs to go in 2024.
“May God bless Rand Paul. Well done Senator.”
He’s a good man.
Portman is leaving 2022. Brown needs to go down hard in 2024.
Shoot, I keep flipping them. So, Mandel gets the nomination and takes out Portman and then Jim Jordan finally runs and defeats Brown.
From your lips to God’s ears.
If only Ron Johnson had done his homework, he would be able to speak clearly. Johnson has no public voice.
Thank you, Senator Paul, for saving us from funding the killing of our newest citizens. 🙏
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