
Republicans Send Bill Defunding Planned Parenthood To Obama’s Veto Pen
Congressional Republicans have sent a bill to defund Planned Parenthood, knowing that President Barack Obama has said he will veto it.

Congressional Republicans have sent a bill to defund Planned Parenthood, knowing that President Barack Obama has said he will veto it.

Conservative Kansas lawmaker Rep. Tim Huelskamp cast his vote for Paul Ryan for House Speaker on Thursday, he announced on the floor of the House.

Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) spokesperson, Brendan Buck, attempted to “clear a few things up” over backlash from conservatives about one of Ryan’s conditions for running for Speaker of the House.

The House Freedom Caucus met with House Way and Means Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) in his office inside the Capitol, but no members were willing to tell dozens of reporters gathered outside the door whether or not Ryan will get an endorsement for Speaker of the House from its conservative members.

Conservative members of the House are pushing back against Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) demand to nullify the procedural rule put into place by Founding Father and President Thomas Jefferson, which was used by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and the House Freedom Caucus to oust Rep. John Boehner (R-OH).
As many as 80 conservative Republicans will meet with and vet candidates for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, four separate private groups of members announced on Thursday.

Echoing McConnell’s words, the Ohio Governor said in New Hampshire Saturday and then argued on Fox News Sunday, that President Obama would veto any spending bill that transfers funds from Planned Parenthood to women’s healthcare facilities that do not perform abortions. Kasich warns that could make Republicans vulnerable if the government subsequently shuts down.

In a tweet, Rep. Tim Huelskamp is calling out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for his statement that his first priority when he returns to Washington will be to fund the government. McConnell said this Congress will not defund Planned Parenthood at the expense of ensuring the government remains funded and open.

Rep. Tim Huelskamp is pushing for an end to Planned Parenthood’s harvesting of aborted baby body parts for sale, as was revealed by the organization’s chief medical director in an undercover video released on Wednesday. A press statement from Huelskamp’s

Dr. Roger Marshall hasn’t announced whether or not he will challenge Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) to represent Kansas’s Big First.

With the announcement that Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) is in full support of a measure that would ban abortions in the United States past 20 weeks of pregnancy, all the current likely GOP presidential contenders appear to be on board with the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The question is: Where is the U.S. House?