Ryan: Don't tie Planned Parenthood to government funding fight

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Source: The Hill

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House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that Congress shouldn’t try to defund Planned Parenthood in a measure to fund the government, but rather in a separate health care reform bill.

“We think reconciliation is the tool, because that gets it into law,” Ryan told reporters Tuesday, referring to a legislative process that prevents the Senate from filibustering legislation that doesn’t impact the debt. “Reconciliation is the way to go.”

Funding for the government expires on April 28, and conservative lawmakers are likely to push for long-sought cuts to federal spending in the next bill to keep the government running.

A protracted showdown over whether to fund Planned Parenthood--which receives federal reimbursement for other health services but not abortion--could trigger a partial government shutdown.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/finance/326109-ryan-dont-tie-planned-parenthood-to-government-funding-fight

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Democrats can vote for a clean funding extension resolution. . . . nt

[Cryptoad]

2. Democrats need to,,,,

insist on an increase in federal funding for Health Care and Environment!

Don't let these Ahole slip by with keeping the same same!

[ehrnst]

3. This is dogma on the right

Planned Parenthood is the demon they must slay, because they "make money selling baby parts."

Yes, we have our own dogma (see also: If you don't demand single payer, you are a corporate shill), so we know that tribal thinking is not easily combated with logic and data.

Good luck with that, Paul. You're dealing with the RC Church people that swept you into office.