According to a new report, three Republican members of the House have expressed their opposition to cutting funding for Planned Parenthood as part of a sweeping reconciliation package that is set to include large parts of President Donald Trump's agenda, including tax cuts and spending cuts.

SEE: Barrasso Predicts Senate Will Match House Spending Cuts in Reconciliation Bill

Oriana González, formerly of Axios, claimed the scoop on Wednesday morning, citing multiple sources that Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA), and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) all told House Majority Leader Mike Johnson that they do not want to see the nation's largest abortion provider lose its federal funding. Planned Parenthood has long received federal funding, with Republican promises to cut it going back decades. 

SCOOP: In a private meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson, Reps. Mike Lawler, Jen Kiggans and Brian Fitzpatrick were among moderates who told House GOP leadership they oppose cutting federal funding to Planned Parenthood via reconciliation

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Moderate Republicans will likely be anti-abortion advocates’ biggest hurdle in their mission to ban federal funding from Planned Parenthood in a reconciliation package — and some are already voicing their opposition.

Defunding Planned Parenthood was brought up briefly in a Tuesday evening closed-door meeting between Speaker Mike Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and some moderate Republicans, where they were discussing potential Medicaid cuts, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

One of the sources said that Reps. Mike Lawler, Brian Fitzpatrick and Jen Kiggans were among the moderate Republicans who made it clear to House GOP leadership that they oppose adding a measure to cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood to a reconciliation bill.

I'm going to tread lightly here because we are dealing with anonymous sources, and I want to give all these representatives time to come out and refute this report. If this isn't true, then Lawler, Fitzpatrick, and Kiggans should let Republican voters know that they are not going to put the reconciliation package in jeopardy to protect Planned Parenthood. So I'm going to hold off on roasting anybody, and I understand that when you're from a swing district, there's always a fine line that has to be toed.

Still, this is the type of issue that shouldn't even be up for debate among Republican representatives. No federal funds should be going to a left-wing abortion provider like Planned Parenthood. And to be clear, the "they also provide birth control" talking point doesn't begin to pass muster with conservatives and other pro-life individuals. Money is fungible, and any money sent to Planned Parenthood props up the whole enterprise.

That means that it doesn't matter what provisions you put into funding that say, "This can't be used for abortion." Every dime Planned Parenthood receives from the federal government gives them the ability to move money around and support their abortion business. Never mind the fiscal irresponsibility of continuing to shovel taxpayer money to a far-left organization, which is reason enough to stop the payouts. 

With that said, if this is true, then I think Johnson should still include a provision defunding Planned Parenthood and let these House members decide if they want to press the issue or not. It's not every day that Republicans get a chance to follow through on such a long-standing promise. If this doesn't get done now, then when?

Update:

Rep. Kiggans' office has provided the following statement to RedState:

“This report is false and takes Congresswoman Kiggans’ position out of context. Congresswoman Kiggans is proudly pro-life and firmly opposes any federal funding for abortion. She attended a closed-door policy discussion with House leadership and Republican colleagues focused on Medicaid reform within the broader reconciliation process. The Congresswoman supports thoughtful, targeted Medicaid reforms that strengthen the program, preserve its integrity, and ensure it serves those who it was originally intended to help. She remains focused on working with her Republican colleagues to pass a reconciliation package that reflects the commonsense, conservative priorities the American people voted for in November.”

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