{"id":138316,"date":"2021-02-16T11:05:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=138316"},"modified":"2021-02-16T17:13:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T22:13:05","slug":"psaki-dodges-question-on-federal-funding-for-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-dodges-question-on-federal-funding-for-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"Psaki dodges question on federal funding for abortions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpsaki-dodges-question-on-federal-funding-for-abortions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=138316&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2373800\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373800\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2373800\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21047642995674-655x437.jpg\" alt=\"White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2373800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White House press secretary Jen Psaki spoke during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 2:06 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, February 16, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The White House is refusing to be transparent about Democrat efforts to include abortion funding in a COVID relief bill. As negotiations continue, the Biden administration and top Democrat lawmakers have signaled a willingness to force a bill without GOP support.<\/p>\n<p>Included in the legislation is $750 million for global health activities and billions more for community health centers. Democrats are not applying the Hyde Amendment to this funding, which would prevent federal dollars from paying for abortions.<\/p>\n<p>When pressed on the issue, Press Secretary Jen Psaki dodged the topic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PressSec<\/a> repeatedly refused to directly respond to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/owentjensen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@owentjensen<\/a> &#8216;s question: &#8220;Can this administration right now guarantee, if the American Rescue Plan is passed, that no taxpayer dollars will go to the abortion industry?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CaitlinSinclairTV (@CSinclairtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CSinclairtv\/status\/1361764804227194881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCan you guarantee Americans who don\u2019t want their tax dollars funding abortion, can the administration guarantee those tax dollars won\u2019t fund abortion?\u201d a reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p>Psaki responded by saying, \u201cthree-quarters of the public supports the components of the package, wants to see the pandemic get under control, wants to see people put back to work, vaccines in arms, so I think that answers your question.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This came just weeks after the Biden administration reversed a Trump-era ban on federal funds going to international aid groups that perform abortions and offer referrals.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/fulton-county-ga-elections-board-director-fired\/\">Fulton County, Ga. 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