Planned Parenthood for America President Cecile Richards testified before Congress Tuesday mounting her organizations defense against the hideous videos taken purportedly showing Planned Parenthood selling baby parts. Under Oath, was see telling the absolute truth or providing positive spin?

If you watch her testimony and other interviews, it would appear that Ms. Richards believes in her organization and her view of the services they provide. The very convoluted nature of revenue and expense management in government funded operations that enables her to walk on the margins without actually telling a lie. But, it is the actual not the theoretical that is in question here.

Does taxpayer money go to Planned Parenthood? Answer = Yes.

Does Planned Parenthood perform abortions? Answer = Yes.

Do some abortions result in babies born alive? Answer = yes.

Is Planned Parenthood involved in "fetal tissue" (aborted babies at all stages of development) sales - even 1%? Answer = Yes.

Can Planned parenthood trace every single government dollar received to prove that individual dollar did not support, directly or indirectly, such abortions and "fetal tissue" sales? Answer = of course not.

Therefore, the people of the United States have every right to consider defunding the operation that provides such services, because we know, at a minimum, it indirectly supports the abhorrent activities revealed in those videos.

Why doesn't Planned Parenthood just say, we will stop all "fetal tissue" sales since it is only 1% of their business? It wouldn't stop the anti-abortion attacks. But, it would certainly reduce the videos impact. Hmmmm, don't now why.

As Republicans in Congress kicked off another effort to cut federal funding for Planned Parenthood, the organization's president told lawmakers that the firestorm of controversy is the result of fraudulent videos that distort the organization's work and tissue donation practices. Cecile Richards said her group is being targeted because of "deceptively edited videos released by a group that is dedicated to making abortion illegal." The "outrageous accusations" based on those videos — that the organization is profiting from selling fetal tissue — are "offensive and categorically untrue." But Republicans used her appearance to raise concerns about whether federal support to the group is being wasted on excessive expenses or political activities. Richards argued that most of the federal funding Planned Parenthood receives is reimbursement under Medicaid and other programs for health care services like birth control, cancer screenings, and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections."No federal funds pay for abortion services, she said in written testimony. "except in the very limited circumstances permitted by law — when the woman has been raped, has been the victim of incest, or when her life is endangered." But Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said it appears to him "this is an organization that doesn't need federal subsidy." He said the group has its own revenue streams, and "Planned Parenthood is an organization with massive salaries... (and) exorbitant travel expenses."

Several congressional committees have been investigating Planned Parenthood in the wake of videos released this summer suggesting that officials in the group discussed selling fetal tissue from abortions, and GOP leaders are moving to set up a new special committee to continue the investigation.

On Tuesday, House Republicans began moving a separate bill, called "budget reconciliation," that would carry the same funding ban but would not be subject to a Democratic filibuster in the Senate that has stymied the other attempts. At several hearings, outraged lawmakers have accused the organization of "selling baby parts."

Richards said what the videos show are practitioners describing efforts to provide fetal tissue for medial research. Fetal tissue donation is "a minuscule part of the work of Planned Parenthood. Of the hundreds of health centers that are part of the Planned Parenthood network, currently just 1 percent facilitate their patients’ tissue donation in support of fetal tissue research." Nevertheless, she strongly defended the practice. "While our involvement with fetal tissue research is a small component of Planned Parenthood, it offers the potential of lifesaving research."

Rep Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., said she fears "taxpayer dollars are being used to free up services that you provide that are aberrant services in the view of many taxpayers." The House Ways and Means Committee met Tuesday to advance "budget reconciliation," which requires only a simple majority instead of the 60-vote supermajority needed to pass most bills in the Senate. “The package will defund Planned Parenthood and instead invest in community health centers that provide women’s health care,” said Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

But Democrats said the plan will be quashed by a presidential veto. Republicans don’t have the votes to override a veto. “Everyone knows the president won’t sign this reconciliation bill,” said Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich. “That may be one of the motivations for this bill – pure politics to send a bill to the president that he is sure to veto and be upheld.” The House also passed a bill Tuesday to withhold Medicaid payments from Planned Parenthood and other health care providers that perform abortions. The Medicaid money cannot, by law, be used for abortion services. The White House said Monday that Obama will veto that bill if it passes both chambers of Congress. The Senate is unlikely to approve the legislation.

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