Posted on 07/31/2015 2:03:24 PM PDT by Morgana
The Senate will vote early Monday evening on a new bill has been introduced that will totally de-fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business. The legislation follows four shocking videos that have caught Planned Parenthood doctors discussing and arranging the sale of body parts of aborted babies.
But if that legislation is defeated by Senate Democrats, as is expected, a group of 18 House Republicans say they will hold up any bill to fund the federal government that does not contain language in it to de-fund Planned Parenthood.
“We must act to fully defund Planned Parenthood,” they wrote in a letter obtained by The Hill. “Please know that we cannot and will not support any funding resolution — an appropriations bill, an omnibus package, a continuing resolution, or otherwise — that contains any funding for Planned Parenthood, including mandatory funding streams.”
SIGN THE PETITION! Congress Must De-Fund Planned Parenthood Immediately
Here’s more:
The letter was addressed to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), who all have expressed concern about several leaked videos that show Planned Parenthood officials caught on hidden cameras discussing aborted fetal tissue.
“It is imperative that Congress do everything within its power to investigate these reports and take immediate action to stop them,” the Republicans wrote, adding that they want leadership to hold a conference meeting as soon as possible to discuss the GOP’s plan.
The letter was signed by Reps. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), John Fleming (R-La.), Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho), Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.) Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.), Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), Walter Jones (R-N.C.), Curt Clawson (R-Fla.), Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), Keith Rothfus (R-Pa.), Randy Weber (R-Texas), Scott Perry (R-PA), Steven Pearce (R-N.M.), Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas).
With 18 Republicans already ruling out support for a funding bill in September if it contains Planned Parenthood funding, it could create a problem for leaders as they seek to avoid a government shutdown in October.
Congress must fund the government by Oct. 1, and GOP leaders are pointing to a continuing resolution (CR) that would extend current funding.
Democrats are expected to filibuster the bill – forcing Senate Republicans to come up with 60 votes to invoke cloture and end debate on the pro-life measure. Because two Republicans have said they support Planned Parenthood funding and Democrats like Senator Bob Casey, who claims to be pro-life, are not willing to support the bill to de-fund Planned Parenthood, Democrats are expected to sustain their filibuster and prevent passage of the de-funding measure.
The House does not come back from its August recess until September, so if Senate Democrats defeat the Planned parenthood defunding bill, that will spark a month-long debate about what to do from there to try to revoke Planned Parenthood’s taxpayer funding in light of the shocking videos showing it potentially breaking the law to sell aborted babies.
As LifeNews reported, the first video of undercover footage shows Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Senior Director of Medical Services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, describing how Planned Parenthood sells the body parts of aborted unborn children and admitting she uses partial-birth abortions to supply intact body parts.
In the second video, Planned Parenthood doctor Maru Gatter discusses the pricing of aborted baby body parts — telling the biotech company officials that the prices for such things as a baby’s liver, head or heart are negotiable. She also tells the officials that she could talk with the Planned Parenthood abortion practitioners to potentially alter the abortion procedure to kill the baby in a way that would best preserve those body parts after the unborn child is killed in the abortion.
A total of 12 states have already launched an investigation including South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Kansas, Missouri, Arizona, Indiana, Ohio, Georgia, Texas and Louisiana and members of Congress have launched an investigation as well.
“DIMocRATs love to murder babies, tear them apart and make money on the parts. “
“parts”
hal, I’ve heard the word `tissues’ but haven’t heard yet the following three words on any of the threads:
embryonic stem cells.
They are looting the bodies of babies they kill, as you say, and they are selling their stem cells to modern day Dr. Frankensteins.
It’s pure evil, it’s as evil as anything Josef Mengele did.
You mean he doesn’t mind being told he is no different that Harry Reid?
Well, at least I got it off my chest.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421318/planned-parenthood-fetal-stem-cells-research-outdated
Just how far down the path toward complete dehumanization of fetal tissue for research purposes have we gone? Plenty far, says Deisher. There are simply too many ethical problems raised by the use of fetal tissue for therapy or research, Deisher says. “We need to shut that box again.”
Boner and Obama won’t stand for that. The Democrats know they can count on their Speaker.
Yes.
This is the hill to die on
I’m not so sure I believe all this Congressional hype ...both sides of the aisle have ‘used’ Planned Parenthood as a ‘political basketball’ because of all the money it generates..... whose ever ‘turn’ it is to slam dunk it gets the revenue flow in their political coffers until the next game is played to keep them in Business.
....”President Barack Obama supports infanticide”...
He supports anything that has ‘the smell of death’.... Abortion, terrorists, Iran, homosexuality, gay marriage...Obamacare....etc.etc.etc.
Here is how we fight this:
Call up each of your two U.S. senators, and tell them that, as long as they continue to fund PP, you will no longer be filing a federal tax return ... That you will take the maximum exemptions and then not file a return. If every pro-life conservative made such a call, and then FOLLOWED THROUGH, these jerks would finally get the message. Of course, failing this peaceful tactic, there is always civil war.
LET US HAMMER HOME A MODIFIED DEMOCRAT MANTRA
“NEVER MIND WE GOT THE DAMNING EVIDENCE VOLUNTARILY, IT’S BOTH THE NATURE OF THE EVIDENCE AND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CHARGES!!!!”
I mean whose fault is it Planned Parenthood got duped? And went all buddy-buddy and ghoulish with their new “best friends”?
I agree.
The fact that they “announced” with just 18 votes proves that they are OK with a futile, easily defeated gesture.
Will any of the 18 actually WORK to sway Democrats?
Will any of the 18 help Republican candidates in their states defeat Democrat baby-killers? Using bloody videos, perhaps?
Bold TALK is cheap.
So I think I’ll save my kudos for people who WORK to change Democrat minds... and Democrat VOTES....
First, Congress needs to pass the “Defund the Ghouls at PP” bill no matter WHAT Captain Zero “threatens” to do.
If Democrats use “rules” to try to prevent the taking of a vote on that bill — then the “debate” needs to continue, enhanced by videos of unborn babies, photos of Gosnell’s bloody “treatment room” and tragic tales collected from the DISTRICTS of pro-PP Democrats and pro-PP Republicans. Let’s see if, like vampires, the evil-doers in Congress will be able to withstand the sunlight of EXPOSURE.
NOT coincidently, while the “debate” continues, no other bills should be passed. If the resulting back-log of “bills” means that government must “shut down”, then conservatives must LOUDLY blame that “problem” on those Democrats who are preventing a vote from occurring on the “Defund Ghouls at PP” bill.
So, sooner or later, that “Defund Ghouls at PP” WILL pass.
Then, if Vladimir’s “pet” DOES veto the bill, Congress needs to “override” his veto. The override vote should be delayed until the success of that override is certain.
I think near-certainty can be achieved using the same EXPOSURE techniques to shame the few remaining goose-stepping Democrats.
But, if I’m wrong and the override is defeated, at least the voters will know just what they are voting for.
While some folks think this letter signed by the 18 is for show, Trey Gowdy was talking about it last night. He’s making a moral stand ... and I think the other 18 are doing the same. He knows Obama will veto any defunding & there may be issues with the gov’t shutting down, but he says he will not vote for “infanticide”. At least someone is putting human life above politics and taking a stand.
Video link (Trey on around 2:30):
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4391149519001/trey-gowdy-on-call-to-fully-defund-planned-parenthood/?#sp=show-clips
I doubt it.
Agree. I notice there were no Republican women on the list. Did they not get the memo? One would hope they would be as vocal as the men in their opposition to this abomination.
Great video, thanks for posting. I agree that we should not go cynical (although I certainly sympathize with the sentiment) and give support to the good guys in the House. BTW, really like you tagline.
18 members of the House probably don’t have the power to “shut down government”
More political theater it seems.
Theater is something for entertainment.
This is more like NPR.
Condescending, pseudo-intellectual, paid for by the taxpayers and used to get liberal Democrats elected.
Yes. Anything less than a whooping victory dance is unacceptable.
Don't think it's too likely, though. Mores the pity.
“Shutting down the government” is not the best way to put it. “We won’t vote yes on any bill that has PP funding.” That is perfectly clear. When you get to a critical mass agreeing with that, then the other side has to decide if THEY are going to shut down the govt. Obama has made it clear that he is willing to. And since so many of the pro-lifers in Congress are chocolate soldiers, he hasn’t had to do anything but bluff.
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