White House Vows To Veto Budget Bill That Defunds Planned Parenthood
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Source: TPM
The White House confirmed that President Obama would veto any budget legislation that included a Planned Parenthood defund measure, setting the stage for a government shutdown fight if Republicans decide to attach such a provision in a government spending proposal set to be debated this fall.
"What we have indicated in the past continues to be true today, that we have routinely opposed the inclusion of ideologically-driven riders in the budget process," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters Friday. "And certainly a rider that would on a wholesale basis defund Planned Parenthood, which is the proposal of some Republicans in the House, is certainly something that would draw a presidential veto."
The Senate is expected to vote Monday on a standalone bill to prohibit federal funding of Planned Parenthood in response to a series of undercover videos released by an anti-abortion group that purport to showing the reproductive health organization is illegally profiting the sale of tissue of aborted fetuses. That bill is unlikely to overcome a Democratic filibuster, let alone a presidential veto. So some conservative lawmakers, particularly a group of 18 Republicans in the House who wrote a letter to leaders this week, are now floating tying the effort to the must-pass budget package they will be considering when they return from their August recess. There is support for the strategy among Senate Republicans as well, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who led the effort to shut down the government in 2013 over Obamacare.
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Blue_Adept
(6,400 posts)in saying that it's especially not going to happen based on fraudlent and misleading events being the cause of the latest uproar for such a thing.
Wish they'd push back more, but hey, Democrats.
George II
(67,782 posts)"certainly a rider that would on a wholesale basis defund Planned Parenthood, which is the proposal of some Republicans in the House, is certainly something that would draw a presidential veto." Isn't forceful enough?
And why do you feel the need to say "but hey, Democrats"?
Blue_Adept
(6,400 posts)It's simply mealy mouth stuff that doesn't get the point across in a strong way to your casual person who might hear about it.
It's political-speak. Which is in a sea of crap.
When they actually get out there and say something with some goddamn passion, it resonates. That line? Does that really sound forceful or passionate that would resonate with your average citizen who doesn't know what's going on?
It's all just blah blah noise.
and yeah, "but hey, Democrats". Because there's plenty of truth to that whole being too polite and all thing that we do that's frustrating beyond words and why we lose the narrative so much of the time.
George II
(67,782 posts)The bottom line is what is important, not the delivery - if PP is defunded, Obama will veto it.
That's what I'm happy about.
Blue_Adept
(6,400 posts)Would rally more people to the issue and raise it in a way that would be better in the end.
Delivery is important, particularly in this day and age.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)hopemountain
(3,919 posts)next thing we know the anti blahblah crowd will be demanding background sound tracks like you hear on reality tv shows and trumpets, drums, and noisemakers with cheerleaders to stimulate the audience that already numb from overstimulation and noise pollution. cheez.
sulphurdunn
(6,891 posts)They are all about cutting taxes on wealth, diverting public money into the pockets of wealth, and cutting social spending to pay for it. Nothing in their agenda deviates from that goal.
Fred Sanders
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wolfie001
(2,264 posts)....knuckle-dragging supporters. Stupid is as stupid does. Won't go anywhere. Have Huckleberry on the am Sunday shows for more projectile vomiting.