Rubio Leads Effort to Stop Federal Grants to Abortion Providers

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and 32 Republican Senators introduced a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden Administration's 2021 Final Rule on the Title X Family Planning Program, which reversed the Trump Administration's 2019 ban on federal funding to entities that provide abortion referrals to pregnant mothers. The 2019 rule did not reduce Title X funding, but simply redirected it to providers that do not perform or promote abortions as part of their "family planning" practices. U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (R-TX) introduced a companion resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives. "The Biden Administration's rule is an assault on the most sacred and fundamental human right, the right to life," Rubio said. "I will continue to protect the sanctity of life and do everything I can to make sure taxpayer dollars are not used for or promote abortions." Read more...


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