- Update - Good News! Sen Reid pulled the Omnibus bill. He didn't have the votes.
- Kathryn Jean Lopez writes:
A pro-life Hill aide points out more Omnibus outrageousness:
$327 million is allocated for the Title X Family Planning Program which provides funding to groups like Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the nation. This is a $10 million increase over last year (FY10 level was $317 million) and a $44 million increase over the last four years (FY07 level was $283 million). (page 979)
Other similar bonuses include:
$710 million is appropriated for international family planning/reproductive health which provides funding to organizations that promote and perform abortion overseas. This is a $62 million increase over last year (FY10 level was $648 million) and $270 million increase over the last four years (FY07 level was $440 million). (page 1379)
There’s also this:
The bill establishes an Office of Global Women’s Issues at the department of State headed by an Ambassador-at-Large, and the position of Gender Integration and Development Advisor at USAID. In prior efforts to establish these positions and offices, pro-life leaders have expressed concern that the offices will support international efforts to promote abortion. (pages 1449-1453)
And there’s even more along these lines — including a stealth undermining of abortion funding in the District of Columbia.
Me: Ichabod! The stench of Hades hangs over this lame duck Congress. Evil has never been more bold and obvious in our government than now. A lame-duck Congress should not exist. As another has written,
No Founding Father could ever have predicted this scenario. In the 18th Century, there weren't 737s or SUVs. They designed the lame-duck to give new members time to travel by horse or wagon to the Capitol to take their seats. Framers never expected it to be an extension of the current Congress.
A pro-life Hill aide points out more Omnibus outrageousness:
$327 million is allocated for the Title X Family Planning Program which provides funding to groups like Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the nation. This is a $10 million increase over last year (FY10 level was $317 million) and a $44 million increase over the last four years (FY07 level was $283 million). (page 979)
Other similar bonuses include:
$710 million is appropriated for international family planning/reproductive health which provides funding to organizations that promote and perform abortion overseas. This is a $62 million increase over last year (FY10 level was $648 million) and $270 million increase over the last four years (FY07 level was $440 million). (page 1379)
There’s also this:
The bill establishes an Office of Global Women’s Issues at the department of State headed by an Ambassador-at-Large, and the position of Gender Integration and Development Advisor at USAID. In prior efforts to establish these positions and offices, pro-life leaders have expressed concern that the offices will support international efforts to promote abortion. (pages 1449-1453)
And there’s even more along these lines — including a stealth undermining of abortion funding in the District of Columbia.