Speier went on. "Now you may not like Planned Parenthood, so be it. There's many on our side of the aisle that don't like Halliburton. And Halliburton is responsible for extortion, for bribery, for 10 cases of misconduct in the federal database, for a $7 billion sole-source contract. But do you see us over here filing amendments to wipe out funding for Halliburton? No, because frankly that would be irresponsible. I would suggest to you it would serve us all very well if we moved on with this process and started focusing on creating jobs for the Americans who desperately want them."
I'm gonna give a round of
to Speier for saying that before Congress. THANK YOU.
"This afternoon's vote is a victory for taxpayers and a victory for life," Pence said in a statement.
But, y'know, those two wars overseas that are killing people (including pregnant women, children, and babies), that's okay, no big cuts to be made with those. I guarantee you my family isn't happy to have their taxes going to two wars none of us supported, but hey, if we have to suck it up and pay for
that...
The only thing I'd say about the federal funding to Planned Parenthood is that I am nervous about the federal government getting involved in the abortion issue in any way. Just as we can have a government that shows support, we also can have a government that can be like, "Okay, we'll allow the funding, but since it's our money we're also going to be very restrictive about how and when it can be used, and who can use it", you know what I mean?
But that concern aside, hearing that news really does suck, yes. Ugh (and psst, Pence, people are still gonna have abortions, hate to break it to you). And yes, way to continue to NOT focus on job creation, too!
This is what continues to kill me about the whole health care thing, right here:
Rep. Denny Rehberg's amendment would starve the overhaul of any federal funds for the rest of fiscal 2011, which ends Sept. 30. The GOP has virtually no chance of killing the law because of support for the program from Obama and the Democratic-run Senate, but House Republicans have been trying relentlessly to chip away at it.
JUST STOP IT ALREADY, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
On a somewhat lighter note, the NASCAR stuff was a weird effect of all this. I didn't realize so much government money went to that organization. Thoughts on that, anyone?
Angela