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Ryan suggests House will defund Planned Parenthood

Ryan suggests House will defund Planned Parenthood

Penny Starr

(CNSNews.com) – When asked if the Republican House would pass legislation to prohibit any federal funds from going to Planned Parenthood as long as it performs abortions, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) did not directly answer the question, but said House Republicans had not changed their position on funding Planned Parenthood and cited a bill passed by the House earlier this session that would have repealed Obamacare and blocked funding for Planned Parenthood for one year.

CNSNews.com asked Ryan at his Thursday press conference: "President-elect Trump promised to defund 'Planned Parenthood as long as they continue to perform abortions.' Will the Republican House pass legislation that prohibits any federal funds from going to any Planned Parenthood affiliate until Planned Parenthood stops doing abortions?"

Trump taps Sessions, Flynn, Pompeo for top positions
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Trump taps Sessions, Flynn, Pompeo for top positions

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is announcing his choices for three key administration jobs Friday, naming Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo to head the CIA and former military intelligence chief Michael Flynn as his national security adviser.

All three have been fierce critics of President Barack Obama's handling of terrorism and national security, and their selection likely signals a sharp shift in U.S. policy. In tapping Sessions and Flynn, Trump is also rewarding a pair of loyalists who were among his most ardent supporters during the presidential campaign.

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