Congress Plans To Fast Track A Bill Defunding Planned Parenthood This Week

[deminks]

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/12/01/3726696/planned-parenthood-senate-defund/

Members of Congress returned to Capitol Hill this week, following a holiday break during which a gunman shot multiple people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs. And they’re just as doggedly focused on Planned Parenthood as ever.

Senate Republicans are prepared to forge ahead this week with a legislative tactic to fast track a bill to dismantle Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood. The process, called reconciliation, allows lawmakers to advance budget-related measures with just 51 votes, rather than the 60-vote threshold that’s normally required to prevent a filibuster.

According to Roll Call, Senate Republicans concluded a conference meeting on Monday evening feeling “enthused” about their plan to push the legislation toward President Obama’s desk as early as Thursday. Although the president is expected to veto the bill, it could set the stage for a bigger fight as Congress negotiates a funding bill to avert a government shutdown later this month.

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In addition to moving ahead with plans to defund Planned Parenthood, lawmakers in Washington show no signs of reconsidering any of the multiple investigations spurred by the video campaign. In the aftermath of the shooting, some Democrats have argued that Congress should drop the “witch hunts against Planned Parenthood” — but Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) has indicated that the shooting will not change the House’s plans to proceed with a special panel that’s been compared to the panel that spent millions of taxpayer dollars investigating Benghazi.

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Yes, Ted, the GOPers are the Condom Police

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/ted-cruz-republicans-arent-the-condom-police-20151201

[SammyWinstonJack]

1. Scummy republicans.

[Robbins]

2. Jesus christ

don't they see it looking bad to proceed when PP was target of terrorist attack.

how about waiting to show some respect for fact 3 people were killed.

[MohRokTah]

3. Republicans bow to the will of a single terrorist.

There is no other way to describe this.

[restorefreedom]

6. the fact that they don't even feel the need to hide it

is truly frightening.

[DLevine]

4. Evil fuckers. nt

[Wellstone ruled]

5. As I forcasted last year,

you are seeing the real Republican-neo-Religious Party on true display. When the names of Ralph Reed,Pat Robertson,David Duke started to show up in the Eighties,and their efforts to jam their so called Moral Majority up our asses,one could see the real end game agenda. This is the last major push to transform our Nation into the Theocracy-Facist Country operated by Wall Street for Wall Street. And you thought Iran has issues.

[maxsolomon]

7. Reconciliation is how the ACA was passed.

So, tit for tat.

Too bad there's a veto pen waiting at the end of this pointless exercise.

[moondust]

8. The demonization continues.

Nothing but demonization for political gain--selling hate.

No shame whatsoever.

[spanone]

9. so they side with mr. dear. i'm not surprised. Obama will gladly veto it.

[IcyPeas]

10. they are all donald trump....

donald trump is just louder, that's all.

they double-down on crap like this instead of admitting their errors.