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February 21, 2011

House OKs $61 Billion in Cuts; Planned Parenthood, CPB Targeted 
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On Capitol Hill, House Republicans have approved a budget bill that cuts
more than $61 billion from current spending levels and targets key
elements of the Obama administration's agenda, including the nation's
new healthcare law. If the Republican bill became law, federal funding
for Planned Parenthood would be cut off. Federal family planning and
teen pregnancy prevention grants would end. Funding for the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting would be eliminated. In addition, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency would be prohibited from imposing
regulations curbing greenhouse gas emissions. The EPA's budget would
decrease by $3 billion. Pell Grants for lower-income college students
would be reduced by $5.6 billion. And food aid for poor pregnant women
and women with children up to the age of 5 would be cut by $747 million.
The House and Senate are set for a showdown over the budget that could
result in the temporary shutdown of the government.



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