The Highway Bill May Provide a Pathway to Fully Defunding Planned Parenthood
The multibillion-dollar fight to fund the nation’s highway systems could be facing a new hurdle: abortion politics.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) vowed Friday that he would force a vote on defunding Planned Parenthood in the wake of a viral video that showed its top doctor discussing fetal organs.
Paul could seek to attach a measure defunding the group to a highway funding bill the Senate must pass by a July 31 deadline. The House has already passed a short-term fix, and the upper chamber is working to draft and move legislation quickly.
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