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2019-02-07 Home Front: Politix

Planned Parenthood paid $6.5 million for a seat at the State of the Union

[Washington Examiner] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., invited Leana Wen, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, to be one of her guests at the State of the Union address.

Wen’s seat was not cheap. Affiliates of her organization spent millions to support Pelosi’s quest for the majority in the House of Representatives and the ultimately unsuccessful efforts by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to retake the Senate.

In total, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Planned Parenthood Votes ‐ the arms of the Planned Parenthood Network allowed to engage in electoral politics under tax regulations ‐ spent almost $6.5 million in outside spending supporting the election of Democrats to both houses of Congress in the 2018 midterm and special elections, according to FEC records compiled by OpenSecrets.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., bore the brunt of Planned Parenthood’s attacks. The organization spent $1.85 million attacking him, more than any other House or Senate candidate in 2018. One suburban Philadelphia congressman was attacked more than Rick Scott or Mike Braun, freshman Republican senators who won their race and will now vote on judges with substantial power over abortion policy.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-07 08:24|| || Front Page|| [16 views ] Top

#1 How much of their product it represents?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-02-07 14:50|| 2019-02-07 14:50|| Front Page Top

#2 "cost us an arm and a leg"

Posted by Frank G 2019-02-07 15:06|| 2019-02-07 15:06|| Front Page Top

#3 😢

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-02-07 15:42|| 2019-02-07 15:42|| Front Page Top

#4 An organization that takes government money should be forbidden from spending any money on lobbying (or spending money on government functions). The money wasn't given so that you could bribe Dems for their votes.

Posted by rjschwarz 2019-02-07 16:12|| 2019-02-07 16:12|| Front Page Top

#5 the arms of the Planned Parenthood Network allowed to engage in electoral politics under tax regulations

Special exemptions for special donors. 'Pay to play', I think somebody called it.

Posted by Bobby 2019-02-07 18:12|| 2019-02-07 18:12|| Front Page Top

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