ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT--Resumed
LEGISLATIVE SESSION; Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 113
(Senate - June 30, 2025) PDF
The Senator from Washington [Mrs. Murray] proposes an
amendment numbered 2771 to amendment No. 2360.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To strike the provision to defund Planned Parenthood)
Strike section 71115.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, my amendment is about a really important
issue that has not gotten near enough attention for how devastating it
will be for women in our country. The Republicans' bill will cut
millions of women off from birth control, cancer screenings, essential
preventive healthcare--care that they will not be able to afford
anywhere else--and it will shutter some 200 healthcare clinics in our
country and take another step toward enacting Republicans' plan for a
backdoor, nationwide abortion ban.
How does it do this? By defunding Planned Parenthood. This is a long-
sought goal of anti-choice extremists--no surprise. It is
overwhelmingly unpopular with the American people, but Republicans are
bent on ripping away any access to abortion care and happy to cut off
this lifesaving care, no matter that women may not have another place
to get the care that they can't afford or another place they can get
any care at all.
This amendment that I am offering will strip this awful provision to
defund Planned Parenthood from this bill and protect healthcare access
to the millions of patients who rely on Planned Parenthood health
centers.
I urge a "yes" vote.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.
The Senator from Mississippi.
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I object to the Senator's motion to
strike the provision establishing a commonsense protection of taxpayer
dollars by prohibiting abortion providers from receiving Medicaid funds
for 1 year.
There was a time when protecting American tax dollars from supporting
the abortion industry was an uncontroversial, nonpartisan effort that
we could all get behind, even if we held opposing views on protecting
the dignity of human life.
This provision does not target any one entity. If a medical provider
wishes to stay within the Medicaid Program, it should simply cut
elective abortion procedures from its services.
Point of Order
Mr. President, the pending amendment, No. 2771, would cause the
underlying legislation to exceed the Finance Committee's section 302(a)
allocation of new budget authority and outlays; therefore, I raise a
point of order against this measure pursuant to section 302(f) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.