Obama’s budget includes family planning funding protested by Republicans during stimulus debate.

[babylonsister]

:D

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/26/family-planning-in-budget/


Obama’s budget includes family planning funding protested by Republicans during stimulus debate.

To congressional Republicans, one of the most objectionable parts of an early version of the House’s economic recovery package was funding for family planning services. Conservatives cried that spending “hundreds of millions on contraceptives” wouldn’t stimulate the economy. (Even though it would.) President Obama agreed to drop the provision from the recovery package. However, he has reinserted it into his FY 2010 budget. On p. 127, there is a provision to “{e}xpand availability of family planning services under Medicaid,” which is estimated to save the government $190 million over 10 years. Here are statements from Planned Parenthood and NFPRHA (at link)

[blogslut]

1. heehee

Yes.

[DesertFlower]

2. i don't understand republicans.

sometimes i think our brains are wired differently.:eyes:

[niyad]

4. you are assuming they HAVE brains

[DesertFlower]

6. lol.

:toast:

[tabatha]

3. I knew it.

I guessed he would try to get as much as he could get done, and then try later for those he could not.

Chess.

[depakid]

7. It remains to be seen whether the Dems know anything other than how to get beat at checkers

Repeatedly.

This would be the chess move:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5142557

[Winterblues]

8. Another bargaining chip

:shrug: Republicans will throw a conniption fit and Obama will remove it once again to gain three Republicans to support his budget.

[Vinca]

5. Speaking of family planning . . .

I wonder how many of the embryo worshippers have signed up to support Octomom.