{"id":1457956,"date":"2022-04-29T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T15:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1457956"},"modified":"2022-04-29T11:29:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T15:29:41","slug":"gop-demands-senate-terminate-contracts-with-citibank-for-promising-to-finance-abortion-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-demands-senate-terminate-contracts-with-citibank-for-promising-to-finance-abortion-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Demands Senate Terminate Contracts With Citibank For Promising To Finance \u2018Abortion Tourism\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fgop-demands-senate-terminate-contracts-with-citibank-for-promising-to-finance-abortion-tourism%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=1457956&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-28-at-2.36.01-PM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Republican Montana Sen. Steve Daines is leading Republicans in calling on the United States Senate to terminate its contract with Citibank over the company\u2019s promise to pay for employees to obtain out of state abortions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCiti\u2019s decision to finance abortion tourism for its employees in brazen circumvention of State law, shows a reckless disregard for the lives of preborn children and disdain for the will of the people of the States in which Citi acts as an employer,\u201d\u00a0Daines wrote in a letter to the Senate Sergeant at Arms,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/572057965\/GOP-Demands-Senate-Terminate-Contracts-With-Citibank-For-Promising-To-Finance-Abortion-Tourism?secret_password=Dy8YawQVXZal6kGR6oHQ\">first\u00a0obtained by The Daily Wire,<\/a>\u00a0signed by senators Roger Marshall of Kansas, Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, Ted Cruz of Texas, Marco Rubio of Florida, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Mike Braun of Indiana, Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, Rick Scott of Florida, and James Lankford of Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>The Sergeant at Arms distributes Citibank credit cards to all members of the United States Senate, including the leadership and committee offices, to pay for \u201cflights, office supplies, and other goods using taxpayer funds,\u201d Daines said in the letter.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker references Citibank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0000831001\/000120677422000697\/citi3969751-def14a.htm\">promise<\/a> that \u201cin\u00a0response to changes in reproductive healthcare laws in certain states in the U.S., beginning in 2022\u201d it would \u201cprovide travel benefits to facilitate access to adequate resources,\u201d after the passage of Texas\u2019s \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/TX\/bill\/SB8\/2021\">SB 8<\/a>\u00a0which banned abortions after the unborn baby has a heartbeat.<\/p>\n<p>The law, which has become entangled in leading battles all the way to the Supreme Court, has particularly fired up pro-abortion advocates since it\u00a0allows private citizens to sue anyone who \u201cknowingly engages in conduct that aids or abets the performance or inducement of an abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daines said to the Senate Sergeant at Arms that \u201cCiti is now paying for its employees to travel to obtain abortions out-of-State that are illegal in the employees\u2019 State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsistent with nearly five decades of Federal policy against using taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions,\u201d the\u00a0senator\u00a0wrote, \u201ctaxpayer dollars used by the U.S. Senate should not be administered through a company that facilitates abortion on demand and promotes a woke, pro-abortion agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccordingly,\u201d he continued, \u201cwe ask that you immediately terminate the U.S. Senate\u2019s existing contracts with Citi and refrain from entering into any new contractual agreements with Citi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans led by Republican Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson sent a similar letter to House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor in early April, warning that \u201cby\u00a0offering to pay its employees in their efforts to terminate the lives of the unborn, Citi has forfeited its privilege of doing business with the House of Representatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same? <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/utm.io\/ueuP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a member now and join our mission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Republican Montana Sen. 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