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The House is on their August "recess" - District Work Weeks. Suggest readers contact YOUR Congressman and tell him/her what you are concerned about.
The Senate reconvened at 10 AM today. Following an hour of morning business, the Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 754, the cybersecurity bill.
Yesterday, Senate Democrats and 1 Republican Senator Kirk (R-IL) filibustered the move to take up S. 1881, the bill to defund Planned Parenthood and redirect the money to women's health programs. Two Democrats, Senators Donnelly (D-IN) and Manchin (D-WV) joined Republicans. One Republican Sen. Collins (R-ME) voted for taking up the bill but also said she would vote against the actual bill of defunding Planned Parenthood. Sen. Graham (R-SC) did not vote because he was campaigning. No other Senators running for the nomination of their party was absent.
Senate Leader McConnell also strongly supported the bill and voted for it. However, as Majority Leader, if he wishes to have another vote on the legislation, he must vote against it if there are not enough votes to invoke cloture. When it became clear there were not 60 votes, he changed his vote to 'no' so that he would have the ability to bring this legislation to a vote again.
In this editor's opinion, a stand alone defund bill would most likely be vetoed by President Obama. When the House and Senate return in September, they will seek to overcome the blockades by Senate Democrats to taking action on the appropriations bills passed by the House. The most likely solution will be that the House will be required to pass required temporary "must pass" funding to prevent government agencies from shutting down. A rider to defund Planned Parenthood should be included in this "must-fund" legislation. Then if the president vetoes the "must pass" legislation, he shuts down government over his personal desire to promote abortion and the harvesting of baby parts. Note, Congressional Republicans stated intent is to transfer such funding to other Women's Health programs where they are not doing abortions and harvesting baby organs. Money is fungible. Why should people of conscious have our tax dollars used either directly or indirectly for abortions, aka, the killing of a baby in the womb and as revealed on the latest video, allowing babies born alive to die (infanticide)?
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