Sen. Kyl: A Shutdown Over Pointless Planned Parenthood Funding
Is "Absolutely Unthinkable"  April 08, 2011 1:28 pm ET — Kate
Conway  Sen. Jon Kyl  As the threat of a shutdown looms over
lawmakers in D.C. today, a number of Republicans have urged
their colleagues to forego controversial policy riders —
particularly the effort to defund Planned Parenthood — and pass
a budget resolution that will prevent a costly government
closure.  Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is willing to take no such high
road, however, absurdly insisting in a floor speech today that
Democrats' defense of Planned Parenthood funding is "untenable"
because Planned Parenthood is "not the only entity that can
provide medical care in this country" and because they receive a
relatively small amount of money from the federal government.
"To shut down the government over that would be absolutely
unthinkable," Kyl argued.  SEN. JON KYL: So it's not just the
usual thing of splitting the difference. We're talking about big
spending cuts, and I was disappointed