Trump's Pick for Interior Secretary Voted to Defund Planned Parenthood Five Times

Claire Chretien : Dec 16, 2016
LifeSiteNews

"I believe in the sanctity of life, and I believe Congress has a responsibility to give a voice to those who are voiceless…”

[LifeSiteNews] President-elect Donald Trump announced today he intends to nominate Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-MT, to be Secretary of the Interior. (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr)

Although the Secretary of the Interior isn't typically directly involved with abortion policy, Zinke has a strong pro-life voting record and has voted to defund Planned Parenthood five times.

The pro-abortion group EMILY's List opposed Zinke during his recent election because he supports the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and opposes giving taxpayer money to abortion giant Planned Parenthood.

National Right to Life lists Zinke as voting with them 100% of the time.

When Zinke voted for the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, he said, "I believe in the sanctity of life, and I believe Congress has a responsibility to give a voice to those who are voiceless…

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