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New House Republican Reconciliation Bill Doesn’t Defund Planned Parenthood

House Republicans have been discussing reconciliation for months, with one consistent priority: reinstating the ban on federal funding for abortions. However, the budget resolution to kick-start the reconciliation process, released Wednesday morning, included no directive to block the funding.House Republicans introduced the $95 billion budget resolution with two goals in mind: pass the SAVE America Act and provide emergency supplemental defense funding.When this Congress last July passed the fi