Can Defense of Planned Parenthood Shutdown Gov’t?
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This issue has me ready to spew fireballs.
Could a successful defense of Planned Parenthood force a government shutdown?
The news that a handful of moderate Republican senators — Massachusetts’ Scott Brown, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski and Maine’s Susan Collins — oppose cutting federal funding for the family planning nonprofit has defenders of the high-profile organization breathing a huge sigh of relief. With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., declaring outright last week that he would not accept a budget deal that included cuts to the program, it seems clear that the votes to defund Planned Parenthood simply aren’t there in the Senate.