What is the definition of Congress? This week it might be hypocrisy. On one hand the GOP lawmakers are fighting for eliminating federal aid for family planning and covering abortions. (Forbes.com) They are demanding that federal money to Planned Parenthood be stopped. They yell at the top of their lungs that things like NPR and FEMA should not receive any money either.
And here is the hypocrisy. No spending money, unless... "House Republicans have agreed to a new contract to pay a private law firm up to $1.5 million to defend the Defense of Marriage Act." (HuffingtonPost.com) The Attorney General had decided back in February that DOMA was unconstitutional and would no longer fight to support it. But, House Speaker John Boehner thinks this is something that the money should be spent on.
This seems to no longer be just a fight over money. This is definitely a fight over social policy. And it looks like the right-wing, homophobic, anti-women's rights group is going to win the fight.
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