I'm speechless. Truly speechless.
Over the past month, we have sent 300,000 faxes to Mitch McConnell and the Senate urging them to defund Planned Parenthood. According to our sources in the Capitol, the phones have been ringing off the hook as well.
In the House of Representatives, where representation better reflects the will of the people, the resolution to defund Planned Parenthood of all taxpayer money would easily pass.
But, you see, Mitch McConnell and his allies don't answer to the people. They've been in office for so long, they think they're untouchable. They think they can defy the will of the American people and live to see another day. It's time to prove them wrong.
Is this what you voted for? Demand that Congress defunds Planned Parenthood immediately!
In an interview earlier this week, Mitch McConnell explained why he would not be holding a vote on defunding Planned Parenthood.
“The President's made it very clear he's not going to sign any bill that includes defunding of Planned Parenthood, so that's another issue that awaits a new president, hopefully with a different point of view about Planned Parenthood.”
Mitch McConnell has decided. There will be no vote to defund Planned Parenthood as long as he's in control of the Senate.
So let me ask you, what's the difference between Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid? Has Mitch McConnell done anything that Harry Reid wouldn't have done? Can you name anything?
What have we gotten by putting Mitch McConnell in charge? What Conservative policies has he supported?
You can't answer that, can you? That's because there isn't an answer. He hasn't done a thing.
He refused to defund Obamacare, he held a vote and passed Obamatrade, he allowed Pres. Obama to sign the Iran deal without putting it to Congress for ratification, and now he flat-out refuses to defund an organization caught selling the organs of aborted children.
If I didn't know better, I would think McConnell was a Democrat based on this track record. But the letter after his name, whether it be D or R, ultimately doesn't matter. What matters is that this man has failed the American people and MUST be removed from power!
Even John Boehner understands that defunding Planned Parenthood is a priority. That legislation is quickly making its way through the House and will be given a vote.
McConnell can talk all he wants. Congress is in charge of writing the budget and unless a bill is passed soon to fund the government, there will be another shutdown. Both parties understand that a budget — even a temporary one — must be passed. The only thing that the GOP needs to do is take the Planned Parenthood funding out of the budget.
It really is as simple as that. McConnell is making this out to be some impossible task when it truly couldn't be easier.
Do you know what else couldn’t be easier? Removing him from power. John Boehner didn’t want to defund Planned Parenthood but now the conservative wing of the Party is in full revolt and the Speaker has no choice but to hold a vote. Boehner knows that the votes are there to remove him from power so he has to govern conservatively.
With your help, we can put the same fear of God into Mitch McConnell and force a vote on this!
Running out of time! Tell Congress to defund Planned Parenthood with or without Mitch McConnell!
Sincerely,
Joe Otto
Conservative Daily