An ugly bill emerging from the Republican side of the House is meeting resistance among Senate Republicans. The bill couples the funding of Planned Parenthood with the funding of Obamacare.
A politically charged budget package moving in the House this week is creating a headache for Senate Republicans.
The package, which under budget reconciliation rules cannot be filibustered, will block money for Planned Parenthood and gut ObamaCare.
The problem: It’s unclear whether Senate Republicans can gather the 51 votes needed to approve it.
Three Senate Republicans are on record as opposing an end to federal funding for Planned Parenthood. ...TheHill
A whole bunch of Republican Senators are facing re-election in 2016. They don't like this squeeze. After all, polls are showing the steady growth of support for Obamacare and, indeed, its expansion. Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood is polling considerably better than the NRA.
