Senate Fails to Pass Amendment to Defund Planned Parenthood: Rand Paul Blasts Obstructionists

Calvin Freiburger : Aug 24, 2018
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Paul said his party's leadership was "just giving lip service to pro-life issues" and was "more concerned" with "bloated government spending than saving lives."

(Washington, DC)—[Lifesitenews.com] The U.S. Senate voted 45-48 Thursday on Sen. Rand Paul's latest amendment to defund Planned Parenthood, coming up short of the 60 needed to overcome current filibuster rules and pass. (Image: via Choose Help)

The Kentucky Republican introduced an amendment last week to the Senate appropriations package funding the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; which would forbid money appropriated for those departments from directly or indirectly going to any entity that performs or finances most abortions.

Despite the GOP holding its congressional majorities and winning the White House in 2016 by (among other issues) promising to defund the abortion giant, legislation to do so has stalled thus far and budgets have continued to subsidize Planned Parenthood. Yet GOP leaders such as Appropriations Committee Chair Sen. Richard Shelby complained that Paul's amendment was a "spoiler" that could prevent the broader funding bill from passing... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here.

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