Indiana Republican Rep. Mike Pence has been working overtime these last several months combating the anti-life efforts of this administration. His amendment to eliminate millions of dollars in federal funds for Planned Parenthood failed 247-183. The amendment was attached to an appropriations bill that funds the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS).

Rep. Pence cited the illegal practices of several clinics where Planned Parenthood staff were complicit in attempts to cover-up statutory rape of minor girls who came in to obtain abortions. "Many Planned Parenthood centers have been caught violating state sexual assault and child abuse reporting laws, and even encouraging young girls to lie about their ages to circumvent state reporting laws," Pence reported.

"It is morally wrong to destroy innocent human life through abortion, but it is also morally wrong to take the tax dollars of millions of pro-life Americans and use them to promote or perform abortions at home or abroad. The largest abortion provider in America should not also be the largest recipient of federal funds under Title X," Pence stated.

The HHS appropriations bill provides $317 million for Title X Family Planning programs which is a 3% increase from last year and no doubt means an increase to Planned Parenthood and other clinics that perform abortions. The bill was reported to also eliminate $99 million in grant money to public and private organizations for abstinence education.

Planned Parenthood received more than $350 million in fiscal year 2007-2008. Although taxpayer money cannot go directly to pay for abortions it does subsidize the abortion clinics. Last year Planned Parenthood ended the lives of 350,000 unborn babies. According to PPFA's financial report for 2007-2008, total revenue was over $1billion with a profit of $85 million.

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Voting Results for Catholic Members of Congress

There are 136 Catholic members of Congress; 84 opposed the Pence Amendment, 46 supported, 6 not voting

State	District	Vote/Position	First Name	Last Name	Party
Arizona	Rep District 7	Opposed	Raúl M.	Grijalva	Dem
Arizona	Rep District 1	Opposed	Ann	Kirkpatrick	Dem
Arizona	Rep District 5	Opposed	Harry	Mitchell	Dem
Arizona	Rep District 4	Opposed	Ed	Pastor	Dem
California	Rep District 43	Opposed	Joe	Baca	Dem
California	Rep District 31	Opposed	Xavier	Becerra	Dem
California	Rep District 18	Opposed	Dennis	Cardoza	Dem
California	Rep District 20	Opposed	Jim	Costa	Dem
California	Rep District 14	Opposed	Anna	Eshoo	Dem
California	Rep District 11	Opposed	Jerry	McNerney	Dem
California	Rep District 7	Opposed	George	Miller	Dem
California	Rep District 38	Opposed	Grace	Napolitano	Dem
California	Rep District 8	Not Voting	Nancy	Pelosi	Dem
California	Rep District 34	Opposed	Lucille	Roybal-Allard	Dem
California	Rep District 47	Opposed	Loretta	Sanchez	Dem
California	Rep District 39	Opposed	Linda	Sánchez	Dem
California	Rep District 12	Opposed	Jackie	Speier	Dem
California	Rep District 1	Opposed	Mike	Thompson	Dem
California	Rep District 33	Opposed	Diane	Watson	Dem
Colorado	Rep District 4	Opposed	Betsy	Markey	Dem
Colorado	Rep District 3	Opposed	John	Salazar	Dem
Connecticut	Rep District 2	Opposed	Joe	Courtney	Dem
Connecticut	Rep District 3	Opposed	Rosa	DeLauro	Dem
Connecticut	Rep District 1	Opposed	John	Larson	Dem
Delaware	Rep: At Large	Opposed	Michael N.	Castle	Rep
Illinois	Rep District 3	Opposed	Luis	Gutierrez	Dem
Illinois	Rep District 17	Opposed	Philip	Hare	Dem
Maine	Rep District 2	Opposed	Mike	Michaud	Dem
Massachusetts	Rep District 8	Opposed	Mike	Capuano	Dem
Massachusetts	Rep District 10	Opposed	Bill	Delahunt	Dem
Massachusetts	Rep District 9	Opposed	Stephen	Lynch	Dem
Massachusetts	Rep District 7	Opposed	Ed	Markey	Dem
Massachusetts	Rep District 3	Opposed	Jim	McGovern	Dem
Massachusetts	Rep District 2	Opposed	Richard	Neal	Dem
Michigan	Rep District 15	Opposed	John	Dingell	Dem
Michigan	Rep District 5	Opposed	Dale E.	Kildee	Dem
Minnesota	Rep District 4	Opposed	Betty	McCollum	Dem
Minnesota	Rep District 8	Opposed	Jim	Oberstar	Dem
New Hampshire	Rep District 1	Opposed	Carol	Shea-Porter	Dem
New Jersey	Rep District 7	Opposed	Leonard	Lance	Dem
New Jersey	Rep District 6	Opposed	Frank	Pallone	Dem
New Jersey	Rep District 8	Opposed	Bill	Pascrell Jr.	Dem
New Jersey	Rep District 13	Opposed	Albio	Sires	Dem
New Mexico	Rep District 3	Opposed	Ben R.	Luján	Dem
New York	Rep District 24	Opposed	Michael	Arcuri	Dem
New York	Rep District 1	Opposed	Tim	Bishop	Dem
New York	Rep District 7	Opposed	Joseph	Crowley	Dem
New York	Rep District 19	Opposed	John	Hall	Dem
New York	Rep District 27	Opposed	Brian	Higgins	Dem
New York	Rep District 22	Opposed	Maurice	Hinchey	Dem
New York	Rep District 25	Opposed	Dan	Maffei	Dem
New York	Rep District 29	Opposed	Eric	Massa	Dem
New York	Rep District 13	Opposed	Michael	McMahon	Dem
New York	Rep District 16	Opposed	José	Serrano	Dem
New York	Rep District 21	Opposed	Paul	Tonko	Dem
New York	Rep District 12	Opposed	Nydia	Velázquez	Dem
Ohio	Rep District 16	Opposed	John	Boccieri	Dem
Ohio	Rep District 1	Opposed	Steve	Driehaus	Dem
Ohio	Rep District 9	Opposed	Marcy	Kaptur	Dem
Ohio	Rep District 15	Opposed	Mary Jo	Kilroy	Dem
Ohio	Rep District 10	Opposed	Dennis J.	Kucinich	Dem
Ohio	Rep District 17	Opposed	Tim	Ryan	Dem
Oregon	Rep District 4	Opposed	Peter	DeFazio	Dem
Pennsylvania	Rep District 4	Opposed	Jason	Altmire	Dem
Pennsylvania	Rep District 1	Opposed	Bob	Brady	Dem
Pennsylvania	Rep District 10	Opposed	Chris	Carney	Dem
Pennsylvania	Rep District 14	Opposed	Michael F.	Doyle	Dem
Pennsylvania	Rep District 17	Opposed	Tim	Holden	Dem
Pennsylvania	Rep District 11	Opposed	Paul E.	Kanjorski	Dem
Pennsylvania	Rep District 8	Opposed	Patrick	Murphy	Dem
Pennsylvania	Rep District 12	Opposed	John	Murtha	Dem
Pennsylvania	Rep District 7	Opposed	Joe	Sestak	Dem
Rhode Island	Rep District 1	Opposed	Patrick J.	Kennedy	Dem
Rhode Island	Rep District 2	Opposed	James	Langevin	Dem
Texas	Rep District 25	Opposed	Henry	Cuellar	Dem
Texas	Rep District 20	Opposed	Charlie	Gonzalez	Dem
Texas	Rep District 15	Opposed	Rubén	Hinojosa	Dem
Texas	Rep District 16	Opposed	Silvestre	Reyes	Dem
Texas	Rep District 23	Opposed	Ciro	Rodriguez	Dem
Vermont	Rep - At Large	Opposed	Peter	Welch	Dem
Virginia	Rep District 11	Opposed	Gerry	Connolly	Dem
Virginia	Rep District 8	Opposed	Jim	Moran	Dem
Virginia	Rep District 5	Opposed	Tom	Perriello	Dem
Wisconsin	Rep District 7	Opposed	Dave	Obey	Dem
California	Rep District 3	Supported	Dan	Lungren	Rep
California	Rep District 18	Supported	George	Radanovich	Rep
Florida	Rep District 16	Supported	Tom	Rooney	Rep
Louisiana	Rep District 2	Supported	Joseph	Cao	Rep
Louisiana	Rep District 4	Supported	John	Fleming	Rep
Michigan	Rep District 11	Supported	Thaddeus	McCotter	Rep
Missouri	Rep District 9	Supported	Blaine	Luetkemeyer	Rep
California	Rep District 50	Supported	Brian	Bilbray	Rep
California	Rep District 21	Supported	Devin	Nunes	Rep
California	Rep District 40	Supported	Edward R.	Royce	Rep
Florida	Rep District 5	Supported	Ginny	Brown-Waite	Rep
Florida	Rep District 21	Supported	Lincoln	Diaz-Balart	Rep
Florida	Rep District 25	Supported	Mario	Diaz-Balart	Rep
Florida	Rep District 14	Supported	Connie	Mack	Rep
Georgia	Rep District 11	Supported	Phil	Gingrey	Rep
Georgia	Rep District 8	Supported	Jim	Marshall	Rep
Illinois	Rep District 12	Supported	Jerry	Costello	Dem
Illinois	Rep District 3	Supported	Dan	Lipinski	Dem
Indiana	Rep District 2	Supported	Joe	Donnelly	Dem
Indiana	Rep District 8	Supported	Brad	Ellsworth	Dem
Indiana	Rep District 1	Supported	Pete	Visclosky	Rep
Iowa	Rep District 5	Supported	Steve	King	Rep
Louisiana	Rep District 3	Supported	Charlie	Melancon	Rep
Louisiana	Rep District 1	Supported	Steve	Scalise	Rep
Massachusetts	Rep District 6	Supported	John	Tierney	Rep
Michigan	Rep District 2	Supported	David Lee	Camp	Rep
Michigan	Rep District 1	Supported	Bart	Stupak	Rep
Mississippi	Rep District 4	Supported	Gene	Taylor	Dem
Nebraska	Rep District 1	Supported	Jeff	Fortenberry	Rep
New Jersey	Rep District 2	Supported	Frank	LoBiondo	Rep
New Jersey	Rep District 4	Supported	Chris	Smith	Rep
New York	Rep District 3	Supported	Peter T.	King	Rep
North Carolina	Rep District 5	Supported	Virginia	Foxx	Rep
North Carolina	Rep District 3	Supported	Walter B.	Jones	Rep
North Carolina	Rep District 10	Supported	Patrick	McHenry	Rep
Ohio	Rep District 7	Supported	Steve	Austria	Rep
Ohio	Rep District 5	Supported	Bob	Latta	Rep
Ohio	Rep District 2	Supported	Jean	Schmidt	Rep
Ohio	Rep District 12	Supported	Pat	Tiberi	Rep
Ohio	Rep District 6	Supported	Charlie	Wilson	Rep
Oklahoma	Rep District 1	Supported	John	Sullivan	Rep
Pennsylvania	Rep District 18	Supported	Tim	Murphy	Rep
Texas	Rep District 8	Supported	Kevin	Brady	Rep
Texas	Rep District 10	Supported	Michael	McCaul	Rep
Washington	Rep District 4	Supported	Doc	Hastings	Rep
Wisconsin	Rep District 1	Supported	Paul	Ryan	Rep
New York	Rep District 4	Not Noting	Carolyn	McCarthy	Dem
New York	Rep District 23	Not Voting	John M.	McHugh	Rep
New York	Rep District 15	Not Voting	Charles B.	Rangel	Dem
Ohio	Rep District 8	Not Voting	John A.	Boehner	Rep
Pennsylvania	Rep District 3	Not Voting	Kathy	Dahlkemper	Dem