House Pulls Coin Bill That Would’ve Benefited Group with Planned Parenthood Ties

By Published on July 14, 2015

House GOP leaders yanked legislation from the floor on Tuesday to create a pink gold commemorative coin that would help raise money for breast cancer research.

Heritage Action, an influential conservative group, urged Republicans earlier in the day to vote against the measure because they objected to money from the coin sales going toward the Susan G. Komen foundation, which has had ties to Planned Parenthood.

It’s the second time House Republican leaders have yanked legislation from the floor in less than a week due because of a lack of votes. Leaders scuttled a spending bill for the Interior Department last Thursday because of controversy over the display of the Confederate flag in national cemeteries.

The bipartisan breast cancer research bill, which was authored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), was slated for a vote Tuesday afternoon under a fast-track process that requires a two-thirds majority for passage. The procedure, known as suspension of the rules, is typically reserved for bills that pass with an overwhelming majority.

Read the article “House Pulls Coin Bill That Would’ve Benefited Group with Planned Parenthood Ties” on thehill.com.

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