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Letter to Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Blackburn, Hartzler, Smith, Colleagues Request GAO Report On Federal Funding For Abortion Advocacy Groups

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By: Mike Rogers, Andy Biggs, Young Kim, Kat Cammack, Gus Bilirakis, Austin Scott, Tom Graves, Jr., Mike Bost, Jackie Walorski, Jacob LaTurner, Steve Scalise, Bill Huizenga, Tom Emmer, Jason Smith, Matt Rosendale, Patrick McHenry, Adrian Smith, Steve Chabot, Bill Johnson, Scott Perry, Guy Reschenthaler, William Timmons, Diana Harshbarger, Louie Gohmert, Ronny Jackson, Beth Van Duyne, Blake Moore, Scott Fitzgerald, Carol Miller, Rick Scott, Todd Young, Mitch McConnell, Jr., Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ben Sasse, Tim Scott, Marsha Blackburn, Barry Moore, Robert Aderholt, Gary Palmer, Rick Crawford, Debbie Lesko, Doug LaMalfa, Kevin McCarthy, Darrell Issa, Lauren Boebert, Doug Lamborn, John Rutherford, Mike Waltz, Daniel Webster, Scott Franklin, Brian Mast, Buddy Carter, Andrew Clyde, Jody Hice, Rick Allen, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Randy Feenstra, Russ Fulcher, Rodney Davis, Mary Miller, Darin LaHood, Jim Banks, Jim Baird, Larry Bucshon, Ron Estes, Brett Guthrie, Thomas Massie, Mike Johnson, Julia Letlow, Andy Harris, John Moolenaar, Tim Walberg, Lisa McClain, Michelle Fischbach, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Vicky Hartzler, Roger Wicker, Michael Guest, Steven Palazzo, Virginia Foxx, Richard Hudson, Jr., Dan Bishop, Ted Budd, Jeff Fortenberry, Donald Bacon, Chris Smith, Elise Stefanik, Chris Jacobs, Bob Latta, Cliff Bentz, John Joyce, Jeff Duncan, Dusty Johnson, David Kustoff, Jake Ellzey, Chip Roy, Brian Babin, Morgan Griffith, Alex Mooney, Marco Rubio, James Risch, Roger Marshall, Joshua Hawley, Deb Fischer, James Lankford, John Barrasso, Brad Wenstrup, Troy Balderson, Lloyd Smucker, GT Thompson, Jr., Ralph Norman, Jr., Chuck Fleischmann, Dan Crenshaw, Randy Weber, Sr., Michael Burgess, Robert Good, Glenn Grothman, Liz Cheney, Joni Ernst, Mike Braun, Bill Cassidy, Steve Daines, Rob Portman, John Thune, Jim Jordan, Markwayne Mullin, Fred Keller, Nancy Mace, Tom Rice, John Rose, Van Taylor, Jodey Arrington, Michael Cloud, Ben Cline, David McKinley, John Boozman, Mike Crapo, Jerry Moran, Roy Blunt, Thom Tillis, Jim Inhofe, Shelley Capito
Date: Jan. 20, 2022
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Abortion

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) along with Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-N.J.) led 142 Congressional members in requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) produce a report detailing the federal funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, International Planned Parenthood Federation, MSI Reproductive Choices, and four domestic abortion providers covering fiscal years 2019 - 2021.

In the letter, the Members state:

"Proper oversight of public funds and programs is crucial for determining the value of the goods and services provided to and funded by American taxpayers. The information sought in this inquiry is instrumental for policymakers and the public alike. It is our hope that this report will provide greater insight as Congress considers funding levels and provides increased transparency and openness for our constituencies and the general public."

A previous GAO report for FY2016-FY2018 found that nearly $2 billion in taxpayer dollars went to three abortion advocacy groups: Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), Marie Stopes International (MSI), and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). Current federal law prohibits federal funding of abortions but has no limitation on funding abortion providers.

In the Senate, the letter was also signed by Senators McConnell, Cassidy, Barrasso, Sasse, Hoeven, Rick Scott, Capito, Moran, Inhofe, Portman, Ernst, Thune, Wicker, Young, Hawley, Boozman, Blunt, Daines, Marshall, Fischer, Braun, Risch, Tim Scott, Rubio, Tillis, Crapo, Hyde Smith, and Lankford.

In the House, the letter was also signed by Representatives Aderholt, Allen, Arrington, Babin, Bacon, Baird, Balderson, Banks, Bentz, Biggs, Bilirakis, D. Bishop, Boebert, Bost, Bucshon, Budd, Burgess, Cammack, B. Carter, Chabot, Cline, Cloud, Clyde, Crawford, Crenshaw, R. Davis, Duncan, Ellzey, Emmer, Estes, Feenstra, Fischbach, Fitzgerald, Fleischmann, Fortenberry, Foxx, S. Franklin, Fulcher, Gohmert, Good, Graves, Griffith, Grothman, Guest, Guthrie, Harshbarger, Harris, Hice, Hudson, Huizenga, Issa, R. Jackson, C. Jacobs, B. Johnson, D. Johnson, M. Johnson, Jordan, Joyce, Keller, M. Kelly, T. Kelly, Kim, Kustoff, LaHood, LaMalfa, Lamborn, Latta, LaTurner, Lesko, Letlow, Luetkemeyer, Mace, Massie, Mast, McCarthy, McClain, McHenry, McKinley, C. Miller, M. Miller, Miller-Meeks, Moolenaar, Mooney, Barry Moore, Blake Moore, Mullin, Norman, Palazzo, Palmer, Perry, Reschenthaler, T. Rice, M. Rogers, Rose, Rosendale, Roy, Rutherford, Scalise, A. Scott, A. Smith, J. Smith, Smucker, Stefanik, Taylor, Thompson, Timmons, Van Duyne, Walberg, Walorski, Waltz, Weber, Webster, and Wenstrup.


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