At request of 11 GOP senators, DOJ to review PP vid / Defunding bills / 49 senators back probe

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DOJ to review Planned Parenthood videos

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Wednesday her department is going to review all information surrounding the controversial videos of Planned Parenthood officials taken by an anti-abortion group.

"I'm aware of those matters generally from the media, and from some inquiries that have been made to the Department of Justice, and again at this point we're going to review all the information and determine what steps, if any, to take at the appropriate time," Lynch said when asked about the videos at a press conference.

Republican members of Congress have been calling on the DOJ to investigate whether Planned Parenthood is in violation of the law after the first video, showing members of the group discussing fetal tissue, surfaced.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and ten other Republican senators sent a letter to the DOJ on Wednesday requesting an investigation. They say that Planned Parenthood could have violated laws that ban profiting off the sale of fetal organs.

Planned Parenthood says it follows the law and strongly denies those claims.

The letter also states that the group could have violated a law that bans altering the abortion procedure in order to obtain fetal tissue.

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http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/248868-doj-to-review-information-around-planned-parenthood-videos


BILLS SURFACE TO BLOCK PLANNED PARENTHOOD FUNDING:

Two Republicans in the House and Senate are jointly pushing bills that would block federal funding from Planned Parenthood for one year, pending a full federal investigation of the group.

Sen. James Lankford (Okla.) and Rep. Diane Black (Tenn.) both introduced bills Wednesday to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood -- legislation that Black said has received a "favorable response" from GOP leaders.

Black, a leader of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, is calling for a vote "as soon as possible" in light of the two videos from the Center for Medical Progress.

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http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/248798-house-bill-would-block-planned-parenthood-funding-order-year-long-probe


49 SENATORS BACK PLANNED PARENTHOOD PROBE: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined 48 Republican colleagues on a letter Wednesday to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell that called on her department to "fully cooperate" with the investigations.

The senators also want the department to launch an internal review of itself and Planned Parenthood in regard to "all relevant and applicable federal statutes, regulations, and other requirements."

Manchin is the only Democrat on the letter.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/248865-dem-senator-backs-planned-parenthood-probe
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[randys1]

1. GOP wants to kill Women who dont obey them - Yes, KILL them.

If you are a Woman and you get pregnant and you refuse to take the pregnancy to term, they want you in a back alley being butchered.

I call them fucking terrorists, but that is just me, sadly.

[msongs]

2. and will dems cave like they did when repubs killed ACORN? nt