Outlook is dicey for defunding Planned Parenthood in Senate

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The head of the Senate Appropriations Committee projected skepticism Monday that a measure to defund Planned Parenthood could get included in a massive appropriations bill the Senate is considering this week.

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., head of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said that, while the amendment itself hasn’t been debated yet, it might be received negatively.

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