Cole: The GOP’s Toughest Question In 2106: ‘Who Can Win?’
Oklahoma’s Cole talks Trump, Iran, Planned Parenthood and Confederate flag flap
by Chris Casteel
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House left town on Wednesday for a summer break that will last until Sept. 8. When lawmakers return, they’ll face important budget deadlines and commence debate on the proposed nuclear deal with Iran.
Budget negotiations with the White House were already expected to be difficult. But they may be even more so after the political uproar over secretly recorded videos showing Planned Parenthood officials talking about the sale of fetal tissue and aborted fetus parts.
Republicans have vowed to ensure Planned Parenthood gets no federal money, while Democrats have countered that they will protect the group’s funding.
The House may get briefly sidetracked from some of the pressing business by the move by Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., to remove House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.