All posts tagged "House of Representatives"
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1.6KNewsbreakRep. Blackburn defends mission of House Planned Parenthood committee
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), the head of the House special panel to investigate Planned Parenthood, is pledging an examination of the abortion...
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2.1KNewsbreakCongresswoman who says she had second trimester abortion named to Planned Parenthood committee
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has named Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), who says she had an abortion due to a medical...
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2.5KOpinionSpeaker Ryan uses Constitution to preemptively surrender on defunding Planned Parenthood
We’re just a few days into Paul Ryan’s hotly-anticipated tenure as Speaker of the House, and unfortunately he’s already signaling that pro-lifers...
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1.5KNewsbreakPro-abortion congressman: Democrats may boycott Planned Parenthood hearings
In remarks to the Huffington Post, Congressman Xavier Becerra, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, condemned the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s...
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1.7KNewsbreakHouse to vote on reconciliation bill to defund Planned Parenthood by simple majority
This Friday, October 23, the US House of Representatives will hold a vote on a bill to place a one-year moratorium on...
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Republicans pressuring Paul Ryan to run for House Speaker
Following House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy’s withdrawal from the Republican Speaker of the House race, a growing chorus of Republican and conservative...
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1.6KNewsbreakKevin McCarthy quits Speaker of the House race
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, previously assumed to be the frontrunner to become the next Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives,...
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Second Judiciary Committee hearing on Planned Parenthood set for Thurs, Oct. 8
The House Judiciary Committee has announced that its second hearing into Planned Parenthood’s fetal organ trafficking activities will take place on Thursday,...
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1.6KNewsbreakDiane Black blasts Democrats’ lack of “decency” in 20-week abortion vote
Following the Senate’s failed vote to ban the abortion of 20-week-old preborn babies, Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) is blasting Senate Democrats for...
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6.8K3PoliticsHouse vote on born-alive protection divides lawmakers
When Congress considered the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act in 2002, it passed by voice vote in the House and unanimous consent in...
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2.2KPoliticsAfter show vote, GOP must show the public why Planned Parenthood deserves defunding
On Friday, we finally got a House vote on defunding Planned Parenthood. 241 representatives voted to take away their tax dollars, while...
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4.3K163NewsbreakU.S. House passes bill to defund Planned Parenthood
Today, the House of Representatives voted 241 to 187 in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood, as investigations continue into the abortion giant’s...
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Four powerful speeches from the House during the Planned Parenthood vote
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to suspend Planned Parenthood’s federal funding for one year, as the investigation into the abortion...
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2.4K1NewsbreakRep. Steve King: Planned Parenthood defunding bill doesn’t go far enough
Following news that the House of Representatives will vote on HR 3134, Rep. Diane Black’s bill to place a one-year moratorium on...
