He may be pro-life, but Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s attitude over defunding Planned Parenthood has drawn criticism, and from those in his own party.
Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) is one such fellow Republican pro-lifer. Towards the end of her interview on Dana Loesch’s radio program, Black commented on McConnell’s efforts, and as Loesch put it, “how it’s kind of hard to maneuver in the House when you have the Sen. Majority Leader basically threatening to shutdown efforts on his end.”
Black had a fitting response:
McConnell has repeatedly voiced his opposition to shutting down the government. As for the Planned Parenthood vote in particular, his words are not so comforting either.
The Sen. Majority Leader has come out against attempting to defund Planned Parenthood as part of a larger budget bill. In an interview with Politico last week, he called such moves “an exercise in futility.” He also repeated his point that “the honest answer of that is that’s not going to happen until you have a president who has a similar view.”
The House is voting today on Rep. Black’s bill, which will defund Planned Parenthood for a year. House Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has expressed his support.
She has not signed on to a letter pledging not to vote for any budget funding Planned Parenthood, and has not advocated for a shutdown. Black is a devoted pro-life Congresswoman however, and a member of the Pro-Life Caucus. And she has been dedicated to defunding Planned Parenthood.
Her call to McConnell, to “at least… fight the fight,” and send a message to America about dedication to the issue, is an honest and good effort.
