Conservatives in Congress are gearing up for battle this fall over the issue of Planned Parenthood’s federal funding—hoping to leave President Obama in a difficult position.
The goal is to back the president into a corner by forcing him to choose between signing a bill that would strip Planned Parenthood of its taxpayer dollars and redirect that money to women’s health care clinics and shutting down the government by issuing a veto on the entire annual spending package.
The question conservatives are asking is whether the rest of the Republican Party will get on board with sending Obama a bill ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood.
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