This week marked the 37th annual march for life. Tens of thousands of pro-life Americans came to the nations capitol to take a stand for the unborn. There was a recurring theme among the signs and speeches stop the attack on the unborn and end government funding of those like Planned Parenthood who are leading the attack. Planned Parenthood has been appealing for more government funding saying the poor economy increases the demand for their services. Earlier this week as I stood outside their massive new abortion clinic in Houston, Texas, I had a hard time envisioning an impoverished Planned Parenthood. Second only in size to their clinic in China, the six-story facility looks more like a huge cash register than a medical clinic, this is appropriate since they rake in over 350 million dollars of taxpayer money each year. With a budget of just over one billion dollars, Planned Parenthood has become very adept at raising money, not just from the government but from the public as well. As rescue workers continue to care for the survivors of the Haiti earthquake — Planned Parenthoods international arm is busy raising money to create more victims. At the same time Americans were donating over 300 million dollars to rescue and aid children and their families in Haiti, the International Planned Parenthood Federation launched a fund-raising appeal seeking funds for their family planning clinics. They certainly know their business and know opportunity when they see it. In the …
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House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today is introducing legislation the Defund ACORN Act to sever all ties between the federal government and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). At the same time, House Republicans are also sending a letter to President Obama asking him to take action to end taxpayer funding of ACORN. Boehner issued the following statement: It is evident that ACORN is incapable of using federal funds in a manner that is consistent with the law. Immediate action is necessary to ensure that no additional tax dollars are directed to ACORN. Simply put, ACORN should not receive another penny of American taxpayers money. It is outrageous that ACORN continues to receive taxpayer dollars after repeated revelations of corruption and potentially criminal activity. House Republicans are responding and taking action to terminate all federal funding to ACORN and its affiliates. Weve asked the President to end all federal funding of ACORN and if the administration does not act, we have a bill to stop federal funding of ACORN once and for all. I support the Census Bureaus decision to end its relationship with ACORN, and believe it is vital that all other federal agencies follow its example. All ties between the federal government and ACORN and its affiliates must be cut, whether those ties consist of partnerships or the awarding of federal funds, including federal funds distributed through state and local governments from federal …
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