Marsha Blackburn: “We all know that Planned Parenthood receives hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. For them to get that money, while…”

“We all know that Planned Parenthood receives hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. For them to get that money, while they are under investigation for profiting off the sale of body parts, baby body parts, is just absolutely abhorrent. What this bill does is to put a 1-year moratorium while we conduct the investigation. Let's be real clear about that, a 1-year moratorium while we do our due diligence. That is what you call smart business, doing your due diligence, being a steward of the taxpayers' money. Now, I have found it so interesting that they continue to say this will cut access to women's health care. No, it will not. Do you know Planned Parenthood sees less than 2 percent of all American women in a given year? There is an amendment on this legislation by Mrs. Ellmers, it redirects $235 million to the FQHCs, the federally qualified health centers. It will increase access because we have more of those centers in more underserved areas, and they are required to provide services which include diagnostic lab and radiological services. Planned Parenthood has cut those screenings and cancer screenings and those services in half over the last few years, while they have increased their abortions to 300,000 a year. {time} 1215 We are right in restricting these funds to Planned Parenthood while we conduct this investigation. We are right to be a steward of the taxpayer money.…”