Ernst Applauds House Passage of Resolution to Restore States' Ability to Decide Best Eligible Health Providers for Citizens

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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed bicameral legislation she introduced along with Representative Diane Black to scrap an eleventh-hour rule issued by the Obama administration and restore local control over decisions about the best eligible Title X health providers for citizens:

"Today marked a major step toward scrapping the Obama administration's eleventh-hour rule, which secures Title X federal family planning funding for Planned Parenthood -- the nation's largest provider of abortions. I remain committed to restoring our states' ability to make their own decisions about the best eligible Title X providers for folks, and I look forward to seeing this rule overturned."

About Senator Ernst and Representative Diane Black's (R-TN) bicameral legislation:
The rule currently secures federal Title X family planning grants for Planned Parenthood and interferes with states' ability to make their own decisions about the best eligible providers for their citizens.

This legislation would overturn the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) final rule to amend regulations implementing the Title X Family Planning Program.

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