WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 24, 2020 — The American Family Association is urging members and friends to join those U.S. Senators who are opposing abortion-provider Planned Parenthood from participating in the Paycheck Protection Program that is designed to help those businesses hit hardest by the pandemic.
In a letter to members and friends, AFA President Tim Wildmon writes: “U.S. Senators are demanding Planned Parenthood affiliates return coronavirus funds that were intended for businesses that suffered loss during the pandemic. These funds were made available through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of the recently passed CARES Act.”
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) said, “Under the statuary text of the CARES Act, organizations like these affiliates [such as Planned Parenthood] were expressly prohibited from receiving PPP funds.”
Senators have sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Bar asking him to investigate dozens of Planned Parenthood affiliates that applied for and received about $80 million in loans.
The AFA shared the names of those Senators seeking the Planned Parenthood investigation. They are:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Mike Braun (R-IN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), John Kennedy (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), David Perdue (R-GA), Jim Risch (R-ID), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Ben Sasse (R-NE), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), John Thune (R-SD), and Todd Young (R-IN).
Planned Parenthood said the funds have been used to “continue to provide patients with essential, time-sensitive sexual and reproductive health care during this crisis.”
Wildmon responded: “There’s never an essential time for the federal government to send your money to abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood.”
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