A defiant group of Senate women said Friday they’ll oppose any spending bill that would affect reproductive health funding, which Republicans have targeted for steep cuts.
The nine lawmakers — all Democrats — said the politically charged Planned Parenthood provision has no place in legislation to fund the government, and warned Republicans that they’ll shut down the government before they’ll cut women’s healthcare services.
“We are not going to throw women under the bus to give them an agreement to keep this government open,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said during a press conference at the Capitol… (more)
