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07-28-2015, 02:29 PM
Rand Paul calls on Hillary Clinton to refund Planned Parenthood donations
By David Weigel
July 28 at 4:01 PM
At an anti-abortion rally on Capitol Hill, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called on the Democratic presidential frontrunner to refund any donations from Planned Parenthood.
"Hillary Clinton's hands are stained by accepting this money," said Paul, who says he has been guaranteed a vote to ban any taxpayer funding for the family planning group. (It currently receives funding that is prohibited from being used for abortion.) "She needs to immediately return every red cent she has received from Planned Parenthood employees."
In a statement, Paul cited research from the Washington Free Beacon to back up his five-digit Clinton cash figure. In an interview, Paul said that he was doing exactly what Republicans had been subjected to for years.
"She’s gotten over $10,000 in Planned Parenthood donations that we can find," Paul said. "My guess is that if you add up donations from people who are employed by Planned Parenthood, you'd find even more. The ones we found are prominent donors. This happens all the time on the right, where some unsavory organization gives money, and everyone says: Give it back. She ought to be asked whether she’s going to do that."
Paul told The Washington Post yesterday that he had been assured a vote on his defunding bill. That would be a large step forward for the anti-abortion cause, which has seen the defunding provision stall in the House and kept out of must-pass bills. Still, Paul was not ready to predict that his bill would get the 60 votes required for cloture.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/07/28/rand-paul-calls-on-hillary-clinton-to-refund-planned-parenthood-donations/
By David Weigel
July 28 at 4:01 PM
At an anti-abortion rally on Capitol Hill, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called on the Democratic presidential frontrunner to refund any donations from Planned Parenthood.
"Hillary Clinton's hands are stained by accepting this money," said Paul, who says he has been guaranteed a vote to ban any taxpayer funding for the family planning group. (It currently receives funding that is prohibited from being used for abortion.) "She needs to immediately return every red cent she has received from Planned Parenthood employees."
In a statement, Paul cited research from the Washington Free Beacon to back up his five-digit Clinton cash figure. In an interview, Paul said that he was doing exactly what Republicans had been subjected to for years.
"She’s gotten over $10,000 in Planned Parenthood donations that we can find," Paul said. "My guess is that if you add up donations from people who are employed by Planned Parenthood, you'd find even more. The ones we found are prominent donors. This happens all the time on the right, where some unsavory organization gives money, and everyone says: Give it back. She ought to be asked whether she’s going to do that."
Paul told The Washington Post yesterday that he had been assured a vote on his defunding bill. That would be a large step forward for the anti-abortion cause, which has seen the defunding provision stall in the House and kept out of must-pass bills. Still, Paul was not ready to predict that his bill would get the 60 votes required for cloture.
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read more:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/07/28/rand-paul-calls-on-hillary-clinton-to-refund-planned-parenthood-donations/