The Deals on the Omnibus Go Round and Round...

Tony Perkins, FRC Washington Update: As the Senate tosses the abortion question aside, the House is quietly answering it in another major piece of appropriations legislation: the 2010 Omnibus. While Americans are distracted with the business of health care, the House-Senate conference committee agreed to a $446.8 billion bill that expands taxpayer-funded abortion in Washington, D.C. over the objections of the American people.

Unfortunately, the problems with the bill don't stop there. H.R. 3288 also opens new funding streams for needle exchange programs and promotes the legalization of "medical" marijuana, same-sex partner benefits, and the Fairness Doctrine. After a small victory for abstinence education in the health care bill, the Omnibus would zero out any abstinence money and instead direct $110 million to condom-pushing programs--on top of $315.7 million for Title X groups like Planned Parenthood. This would all be buttressed by an international message of sexual irresponsibility with a $103 million increase in overseas "family planning" projects, bringing the total dollars to a whopping $648.5 million. America will also do its part to endorse China's one-child policy with a boost in United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) support to $55 million.

The vote on the omnibus could be as early as Thursday, so while you're calling your senators about health care, please make a point of staying on the phone to dial your House member and voice your concerns about H.R. 3288. It may be the Christmas season, but even that's no excuse for giving the Left everything on its wish list.

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