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McConnell to fast-track bill to defund Planned Parenthood
The Hill ^ | 7/24/15 | Jordain Carney

Posted on 07/24/2015 7:36:14 PM PDT by jimbo123

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell started a fast-track process Friday on legislation to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding in the wake of two controversial videos showing officials discussing delivery of fetal parts.

The Republican leader began "Rule 14," which will let the legislation skip the committee process and be placed on the Senate calendar so it can be brought up for a floor vote.

The move comes after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed McConnell during a blistering floor speech earlier Friday, suggesting the Kentucky Republican wanted to dodge a vote on defunding Planned Parenthood.

"There are a host of amendments that the American people are focused on, things like defunding Planned Parenthood after the gruesome video,” Cruz said. “The majority leader doesn't want to vote on that. That's actually something the American people are focused on."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Kentucky; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; abortion; cruz; defund; election2016; kentucky; mcconnell; mitchmcconnell; plannedparenthood; prolife; rule14; tedcruz; texas
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To: Norm Lenhart

Yep.


81 posted on 07/24/2015 9:42:10 PM PDT by sport
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To: Rennes Templar

Two weeks in and he’s already paying dividends.

Cruz supporters have something to be proud of here too. He’s in the Senate and he did his duty on this.

I’m proud of him too.

McConnell, sir, it’s time to step down. On the way out, take the failed House Speaker with you.


82 posted on 07/24/2015 10:37:48 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
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To: cableguymn

Agreed Cruz was fighting for conservatives while Donald Trump was still criticizing Mitt Romney for being too hard on illegal immigration.


83 posted on 07/24/2015 11:28:45 PM PDT by dschapin
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To: VinL

Just wanted to make sure you have seen this.


84 posted on 07/25/2015 3:53:30 AM PDT by KC Burke (Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam)
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To: jimbo123

This is getting to be very interesting and entertaining - between Cruz and Trump starting to spew blatant and uncensored Truth, the Left and those who aid and abet the Left are starting to pack extra panties to take care of emergencies....


85 posted on 07/25/2015 4:02:55 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: jimbo123

Let’s see him fast track the veto override...that’s more important.


86 posted on 07/25/2015 5:14:38 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else)
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To: Rennes Templar; Raycpa
Ted Cruz has been exposing the Washington Cartel for a while now. You've just noticed.

CRomnibus: Sen. Ted Cruz's Floor Speech 12/12/2014

87 posted on 07/25/2015 5:27:25 AM PDT by Isara
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To: jimbo123

“The move comes after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed McConnell during a blistering floor speech earlier Friday”

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It’s times like this I really miss C-Span....

Thank you, Senator Cruz!

This calls for prayer—please, Lord....please give people the strength to de-fund that evil organization.

I’m saying it outright, probably because I didn’t have much sleep last night, but PP is evil.


88 posted on 07/25/2015 5:48:15 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (May God bless the United States of America.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

“It’s not “planned parenthood” and it never has been. That’s just a goofy commie lib name they came up with to make the more gullible among us to like them. When you murder your baby, well, that’s not really parenting. A more appropriate name would be The Baby Killing Hoods.”

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Exactly right!!!


89 posted on 07/25/2015 5:49:47 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (May God bless the United States of America.)
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To: jimbo123
"The move comes after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed McConnell during a blistering floor speech earlier Friday, suggesting the Kentucky Republican wanted to dodge a vote on defunding Planned Parenthood."

Turn the light on and the cockroaches really start to scramble....

:)

90 posted on 07/25/2015 6:21:13 AM PDT by unread
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To: KC Burke

Thanks, KC- I had read the headline. McConnell is predictable, he usually comes out on top only because the DC monied interests give him virtually unlimited funds.

Here, he threw Paul and conservatives a bone— but, I’m sure you’d agree, it’s not going to appease anyone. Cruz has now thrown all his chips in; he’s committed to attacking McConnell as the symbol of DC corruption— imo.


91 posted on 07/25/2015 8:03:32 AM PDT by VinL (It is better to suffer every wrong, then to consent to wrong.)
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To: jimbo123

I thought all spending had to originate in the house. Oh, wait. I forgot, they only follow the rules they like.

I’m glad Cruz stood up to McConnell. I have to believe the traction Trump is getting gave Cruz some strength.


92 posted on 07/25/2015 8:58:55 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Since you're so much smarter than me, don't waste your time insulting me. I won't understand it.)
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Obviously the democrats will not vote to over ride a veto. However, there is the fact that many big corporations have announced they’ll no longer donate to PP. This might make a few of them move to the middle.


93 posted on 07/25/2015 9:04:13 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Since you're so much smarter than me, don't waste your time insulting me. I won't understand it.)
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To: WENDLE

I heard Paul as well on Hannity and thought he sounded... Political... as usual.

Paul is a band wagon jumper onner... he was nowhere to be seen when Cruz fillibustered on the spinate floor last year. He didn’t want to get his hands dirty.


94 posted on 07/25/2015 9:17:42 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (I don't see how we have kept going this long)
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To: jimbo123

Cruz told Mark Levin last night that Mitch was trying to block stripping PP of its funding. I guess the heat is now on Mitch. Good.


95 posted on 07/25/2015 9:29:07 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: sport

Absolutely. It’s all he does & then he gets to say, I tried.
Didn’t think anyone could be worse than Trent Lott. I was wrong.


96 posted on 07/25/2015 12:36:40 PM PDT by lara
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To: jimbo123

Why is McConnell wtting his pants all of a sudden? Pressure from the folks back home?


97 posted on 07/26/2015 2:22:15 PM PDT by Corky Ramirez ( I'm the new guy!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell started a fast-track process Friday on legislation to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding...

99 posted on 07/26/2015 8:12:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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