[Townhall] Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) filed an amendment to the Senate appropriations package for Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education that would defund Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. "One of the top priorities for a Republican Congress that professes pro-life values on the campaign trail should be to stop taxpayer funding for abortion providers," he said in a statement Friday. "This is our chance to turn our words into action, stand up for the sanctity of life, and speak out for the most innocent among us that have no voice."
Planned Parenthood has performed 321,384 abortions over this past year, according to their latest annual report and received about $543.7 million in federal funding.