Ahead of its vote in the Senate, the White House issued its official veto threat of a short-term government spending bill that would defund Planned Parenthood.
The White House bashed the bill for having “highly objectionable provisions that advance a narrow ideological agenda.”
“By eliminating Federal funding for a major provider of health care, the Senate Amendment to H.J.Res. 61 would limit access to health care for women, men, and families across the Nation, and disproportionately impact low-income individuals,” the statement said.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest had previously told reporters that the president would veto any spending legislation that targeted the roughly $500 million Planned Parenthood receives, setting the stage for a potential government shutdown.
Democrats in the Senate are expected to filibuster the spending bill. It is then anticipated that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will bring up short-term funding legislation that would maintain government spending — including for Planned Parenthood — at its current levels, buying an additional several weeks for Congress and the White House to hammer out a broader budget deal.
“Official veto threat”? Where is that in the Constitution?
Not that the clown car caucus will actually pass anything…but nice to get it out there.
Just don’t budge.
Remember the big Nothingburger the GOP had to eat last time?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wxbOfL8TTcTed Cruz will declare the shutdown a complete success and then blame Obama.
The “getting it out there” is the TeaBagg-head-exploding part.
Again…quite sublime.
And useful.