WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott has argued that taxpayer money should be used only for virus-related expenses or to support individuals and businesses hurt by this pandemic. Congress should not bail out fiscally irresponsible states like New York that waste taxpayer dollars on liberal politicians’ pet projects, like Planned Parenthood.

Read more in The Daily Signal article, “States Seeking Bailouts Are Making Payouts to Planned Parenthood,” below:

“Data from government transparency sites, usually maintained by state treasurers or comptrollers, show that over the course of the last four fiscal years states have paid out more than $300 million to Planned Parenthood affiliates. Now, some of the biggest contributors are asking for federal money to cover their nonpandemic-related budget shortfalls.

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A federal bailout would represent a massive transfer of funds from states that have been fiscally responsible and have chosen to minimize funding for abortion providers to those that have not.

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., a former governor, has warned Congress against bailing out states, noting that his state has worked steadily to balance its budget and meet pension obligations.

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Scott, along with fellow Senate Republicans Ted Cruz of Texas, Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Mike Lee of Utah, and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, sent a letter to the White House opposing state bailouts, and the states these senators represent have generally low contributions to Planned Parenthood.

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Money from previous federal bailouts has been mismanaged in a variety of ways: permanently expanding government programs instead of balancing budgets, adding new staff positions in schools rather than propping up education systems, and pumping money to big spending projects in place of contributing to pension funds.

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As states pressure the federal government for a bailout, Congress should consider the importance of protecting not just pocketbooks but unborn human life.”

Read the full article in The Daily Signal HERE.

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