Democrats Criticize GOP Planned Parenthood Investigation

Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said they were outraged and disgusted by the nature of questions to Planned Parenthood at a September 29 hearing. The Republican-controlled committee is holding a series of hearings on “undercover” videos claiming the women’s heath organization is harvesting and selling fetal cells for profit. Congressional Republicans are trying to block federal funding of Planned Parenthood.

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards appeared before the committee on September 29.

Ranking committee member Elijah Cummings said banks that broke laws continue to receive federal money, so questioning Planned Parenthood’s funding is an act of hypocrisy. He listed a number of companies fined or found to have broken laws, but not investigated to eliminate federal funding.

US Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., submitted a forensic report about the editing of the videos and also said she was concerned their producers are not not appearing at the hearings. She also apologized to Richards on behalf of her Republican colleagues for their handling of Planned Parenthood. Credit: YouTube/Oversight Democrats