Ryan defends leaving Planned Parenthood funded in spending deal

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Ryan defends leaving Planned Parenthood funded in spending deal
by Robert King | May 2, 2017, 11:38 AM

House Speaker Paul Ryan defended not defunding Planned Parenthood in the spending bill Congress will vote on this week, saying that legislation repealing Obamacare is a better vehicle to strip federal money from the abortion and women's health provider.

The spending deal released this week doesn't defund nonprofit, angering anti-abortion groups. Ryan said during his weekly press conference that the reason was due to tactics: Spending bills need 60 votes to pass the Senate, and a defunding measure would be problematic.

Continued: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ryan-defends-leaving-planned-parenthood-funded-in-spending-deal/article/2621874

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Bullshit

[geronl]

Trump says this is what winning looks like

[TomSea]

"Spending bills need 60 votes to pass the Senate, and a defunding measure would be problematic."

Would they get those 60 votes is the question? I don't know how to judge this. I do know there are some machinations in congress where it is not always easy to get things done.

[Sanguine]

Bullshit

Yep.

[TomSea]

Currently in the Senate:

52 Republicans, 46 Democrats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_divisions_of_United_States_Congresses

60 votes needed to pass spending bills.

I'm just saying and not pulling for one side or the other. They should shut down the government as far as I'm concerned.

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"Spending bills need 60 votes to pass the Senate, and a defunding measure would be problematic."

Would they get those 60 votes is the question? I don't know how to judge this. I do know there are some machinations in congress where it is not always easy to get things done.

I don't understand it either..Rush was talking about the ways to get around the 60 vote rule.

Rush said we did not send them to Washington to negotiate a bi-partisan deal..we sent them there to drain the swamp......we are the winners and should stop acting like the losers.