All of the Democrats plus 8 Republicans voted against a Senate bill that would defund Planned Parenthood, shifting the money instead to women’s health clinics.
The bill was part of a measure to fund the government, so if it shuts down on October 1, that should properly be on the Democrats (and the eight Republicans).
But House Speaker Boehner is now planning to offer two separate bills: one to fund the government and one to defund Planned Parenthood.
From Democrats block Planned Parenthood defunding; McConnell offers ‘clean bill’:
Senate Democrats blocked a bill Thursday to keep the government funded through Dec. 11 because of a Republican provision to strip Planned Parenthood of federal money for a year.