By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
As of yesterday, 41 Senators have stated that they plan to block any spending bill that cuts Planned Parenthood funding, a number large enough to sustain a filibuster.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
By a vote of 240-185, the U.S. House approved an amendment on Friday that cuts off all federal funding of Planned Parenthood. The amendment, which is part of a measure to fund all government agencies through September 2011, now moves to the Senate where a decision will have to be made before March 4 in order to avoid a government shutdown.
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