So much for defunding Planned Parenthood.
From Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s press conference happening now:
.@SpeakerRyan just squashed the idea GOP lawmakers might try to defund Planned Parenthood in fiscal 2017 spending bill wrap up. https://t.co/EmYTxcLrlu
— Jennifer Shutt (@JenniferShutt) March 28, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan says defund of Planned Parenthood should be in health care reconciliation bill, but not included in the CR.
— Lauren Fox (@FoxReports) March 28, 2017
Ryan says defunding Planned Parenthood should be done thru reconciliation, meaning he doesn't want it in the bill to avoid a govt shutdown
— Sarah Mimms (@mimms) March 28, 2017
Paul Ryan is asked about defunding Planned Parenthood in the CR.
"Reconciliation is the way to go," he says, referring to a dead-ish bill.
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) March 28, 2017
The White House had suggested that Planned Parenthood could be defunded in the Spending Bill:
White House Won't Rule Out Defunding Planned Parenthood in Spending Bill https://t.co/HNyDLtagfD pic.twitter.com/IU4Cg4mpXh
— Jennifer Shutt (@JenniferShutt) March 27, 2017
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