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    Congressman Gets Emotional After Wolf Blitzer Defends Planned Parenthood
    Rep. Jason Chaffetz was in no mood Wednesday to be lectured by CNN's Wolf Blitzer about Planned Parenthood. The Utah Republican, who lost both of his parents to cancer, didn't take kindly to Blitzer's defense of America's largest abortion provider. Chaffetz was questioning why taxpayers provide $528 million to Planned Parenthood in federal funding when Blitzer interrupted him. "I…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Watch Conservative Activist Tell Shouting Dr. Drew Planned Parenthood’s History of Covering Up Child Sex Abuse
    Appearing on HLN’s “Dr. Drew On Call,” Alison Howard discussed Planned Parenthood’s history on child sex abuse with a skeptical Dr. Drew. “I’m talking about the young girls [who] were taken to Planned Parenthood by their perpetrators, and who wished Planned Parenthood shouted about their abuse, but, instead, as we’ve seen in recent reports, covered…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Find Out How Your Lawmakers Voted on Government Spending Bill That Averts Shutdown, Funds Planned Parenthood
    On the last day of the fiscal year, Congress approved a short-term spending measure that keeps the federal government operating through Dec. 11. The bill passed easily in the Senate, 78-20: The bill faced strong dissension in the House, where 151 Republicans voted against it because the bill does not cut off federal funding for…
    Josh Siegel | Melissa Quinn
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    Over 140 Pro-Life Leaders Pledge to Oppose Any Bill That Funds Planned Parenthood
    A group of pro-life leaders have pledged to oppose any bill that funds Planned Parenthood. The Conservative Action Project has released a “Memo for the Movement” on its opposition to any bill that grants taxpayer funds to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. The project was founded by former Attorney General Edwin Meese and…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Kevin McCarthy Vows to Fight to Defund Obamacare, Planned Parenthood
    House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy further separated himself from outgoing Speaker John Boehner Tuesday night, vowing to fight to the end for conservative policies if he takes the chamber’s top seat. Fox News’ Sean Hannity pressed McCarthy hard on conservative frustration that accelerated Boehner’s demise, repeatedly pointing to the House’s failure to unravel Obamacare despite…
    Natalie Johnson
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    What the Creator of Planned Parenthood Videos Had to Say About Cecile Richards’ Congressional Testimony
    The Center for Medical Progress has responded to Cecile Richards’ testimony at a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday. Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood, was questioned by lawmakers for several hours over the use of taxpayer funding by her organization. David Daleiden, the founder of the Center for Medical Progress and the project lead…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Cecile Richards Has ‘Never Heard’ of Abortion Survivors. Here Are Two.
    Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood, testified during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday that she was unaware that unborn children can sometimes survive abortion attempts, despite testimony from two abortion survivors before Congress earlier this month.   During the hearing, Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., asked Richards, “If a child survives an abortion…
    Kate Scanlon
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    19 Key Numbers Republicans Used to Question Planned Parenthood
    The fight over Planned Parenthood reached a boiling point Tuesday on Capitol Hill when Cecile Richards, president of the organization, testified before Congress about how the group uses taxpayer dollars. Richards fiercely defended Planned Parenthood from allegations made by House Republicans, which she called “outrageous, “offensive,” and “categorically untrue.” “The latest smear campaign is based…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Washington Gimmickry Protects Planned Parenthood
    One of the reasons Washington works so well for the well-connected is because opaque congressional procedures often determine the real policy outcome well in advance of the actual policy debate. This afternoon will provide yet another example of such duplicitous maneuver. The House will vote on a rule to govern debate on a seemingly innocuous…
    Mike Needham
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    How Senate GOP Leadership Stymied Ted Cruz on Defunding Planned Parenthood
    Days after Sen. Ted Cruz criticized his party’s leadership for preemptively surrendering to President Barack Obama, those GOP leaders exacted their revenge on Cruz. As the Senate voted Monday on a continuing resolution with taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood, Cruz attempted to offer an amendment ending all federal funding for America’s largest abortion provider. The…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Lawmakers Are Saying They Can’t Defund Planned Parenthood. Here’s How to Respond to 8 of Their Claims.
    Abortion giant Planned Parenthood has been a recipient of federal funding under Title X of the Public Health Service Act and via Medicaid reimbursements, among other sources. Last reporting year, Planned Parenthood received $528 million—41 percent of its total revenue—a significant portion of which comes from these federal government programs. This issue is now before Congress…
    Nick Barden
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    Forensic Analysis: Planned Parenthood Videos Are ‘Authentic’
    A forensic analysis of undercover videos about Planned Parenthood’s abortion practices are “authentic and show no evidence of manipulation or editing,” according to a report released Tuesday by Alliance Defending Freedom. The analysis was completed by Coalfire, a digital security and forensics firm that has worked on civil and criminal investigations. The firm had access to…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Planned Parenthood President to Testify Before Congress
    The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday to investigate how Planned Parenthood and its affiliates are using taxpayer funding. Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, is expected to testify. Planned Parenthood, America’s largest abortion provider, faces allegations that it is trafficking aborted fetal body parts—the result of a series of undercover videos…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Senate Advances Spending Bill With Funding for Planned Parenthood
    The Senate voted 77-19 Monday to advance a short-term government spending bill, narrowing the chances of a federal shutdown days before Wednesday’s deadline. The Senate’s continuing resolution leaves intact taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood, shelving a fight that conservatives wanted Republican leadership to wage with President Barack Obama. Planned Parenthood, America’s largest abortion provider, is under scrutiny following a series…
    Natalie Johnson
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    What She Saw Changed Her Mind About Getting an Abortion
    Justine Curry didn’t mean to get pregnant. Her then-boyfriend Dave Norman told her he was infertile, so they didn’t use protection. “We were not safe at all,” Curry, a recovering alcoholic, told The Daily Signal. Curry, 26, intended on getting an abortion. But first, she had to confirm she was pregnant. Having just been fired…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Creator of Planned Parenthood Videos: It Is ‘Unconscionable’ to Continue Taxpayer Funding
    During a speech Friday at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., David Daleiden, the founder of the Center for Medical Progress, alleged Planned Parenthood is engaged in the “criminal sale of aborted baby parts.” “I started the Center for Medical Progress to do citizen journalism that would shine a strong and clarifying spotlight on…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Why Show Votes on Planned Parenthood Aren’t Fooling Anybody
    It’s hard to keep up with all the “voting” taking place on Capitol Hill led by Republicans to “show” how committed they are to furthering pro-life issues. Whether through standalone bills to defund Planned Parenthood, continuing resolutions that fund the rest of the government but redirect Planned Parenthood dollars to other qualified clinics providing women’s health…
    Genevieve Wood
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    Appeals Court Rules in Favor of National Abortion Federation Over Pro-Life Group That Created Planned Parenthood Videos
    This week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) in a discovery dispute with the National Abortion Federation. CMP is the group of citizen journalists responsible for producing the undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s practice of selling baby parts. This decision may end up being a costly one…
    Hans von Spakovsky | Elizabeth Slattery
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    Ted Cruz: GOP Leadership Won’t Fight to End Planned Parenthood’s Federal Funding
    Sen. Ted Cruz delivered a blistering critique of Republican leadership Thursday, just hours before lawmakers held what he described as a “show vote” attempting to end Planned Parenthood’s taxpayer funding. The Texas Republican summoned a handful of reporters, including The Daily Signal, to his Senate office to blast his own party for surrendering on the…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Senators Block Spending Bill Defunding Planned Parenthood for One Year
    A government spending bill that prohibited Planned Parenthood from receiving federal dollars for one year and kept the government operating failed in the Senate today. The continuing resolution, introduced earlier this week by Senate Republican leaders, fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance in the upper chamber after senators blocked the measure, 47-52. Republican…
    Melissa Quinn
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