Female GOP House members say battle is about spending

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A group of 15 female Republican members of the House of Representatives held a press conference moments ago, reiterating the GOP message that the shutdown battle is about spending — not, as Democrats have been claiming, about funding for Planned Parenthood.

“House Republicans from the very beginning have been about getting as much spending cuts as possible,” Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said.

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