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Vulnerable red-state Democrats vote against defunding Planned Parenthood

By Robert King
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Vulnerable red-state Democrats vote against defunding Planned Parenthood

Several Democratic senators running for re-election this fall in states that President Trump won in 2016 voted Thursday against defunding Planned Parenthood.

An amendment to defund the women’s health and abortion provider, offered by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., failed 45 to 48, far below the 60 votes needed to add it to a spending bill. All Democrats opposed the amendment, including several embattled Democratic incumbents.

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