Posted on 02/18/2011 12:10:35 PM PST by Islander7
February 18, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a historic vote Friday afternoon, the US House voted to strike all federal funding for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Every year the abortion giant receives hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funding.
The congressional body voted 240-185 in favor of the amendment, introduced by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), to the 2011 Federal Spending Bill.
Immediately after the vote Rep. Pence released a statement saying: “This afternoon’s vote is a victory for taxpayers and a victory for life. By banning federal funding to Planned Parenthood, Congress has taken a stand for millions of Americans who believe their tax dollars should not be used to subsidize the largest abortion provider in America.
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This will die in the senate, but it’s a start for ‘13.
CMIIW, but if the Senate doesn’t vote for this, PP is not automatically funded, is it? I mean, they’re not funded ad infinitum and must be cut off affirmatively or the misbegotten funds keep right on pouring in?
Does this mean anything practically? Won’t Lugar and Hatch block it in the Senate? Or won’t it be overturned without Lugar or Hatch needed?
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