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Senate Votes to FUND Planned Parenthood in New Budget Deal: It Also Blocks Pornography at Federal Agencies, Except for These Two

Claire Chretien : May 5, 2017
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Republicans and Democrats reportedly agreed on this deal to prevent a temporary government shutdown.

(Washington, DC) — [LifeSiteNews] The U.S. Senate voted 79 to 18 today to pass an omnibus budget deal that funds Planned Parenthood. (Photo Credit: Claire Chretien / LifeSiteNews)

Republicans and Democrats agreed on this deal to prevent a temporary government shutdown. It passed the U.S. House 309-118 on Wednesday. 103 Republicans voted against it; only 15 Democrats did.

Democrats were successful in removing various pro-life additions to the bill.

The bill increases funding for abstinence education programs by $5 million but continues to give far more money to some "comprehensive" sex-ed programs ...

It also blocks federal employees at most agencies except the Departments of State and Housing and Urban Development from accessing pornography on their work computers.

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