Defund Planned Parenthood.

Ted Budd · North Carolina · Republican

spending impact 0.76 specificity 0.99 extraction confidence 98%

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Occurrences

Defund Planned Parenthood.

The candidate commits to cut federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

Issues - Ted Budd for Senate
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Evidence

Cornyn’s Senate health-care archive says he and other Republicans planned to use a future reconciliation bill to "permanently defund Planned Parenthood"; the page is one of the official records tying Budd to the ongoing defunding push in the 119th Congress.

Official Senate archive shows Budd-aligned Republicans were still pursuing a Planned Parenthood defunding provision in April 2026, but it was only a stated next-step plan, not enacted law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Health Care Archives - Senator Cornyn
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Congress.gov shows S.203, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, was introduced in the Senate with Ted Budd named among the senators involved; the bill would prohibit federal funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, but its latest action remains referral to committee.

Budd backed a direct defunding bill, but the measure did not advance beyond introduction and committee referral, so the promise remained unfulfilled.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S.203 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Budd did not secure full or permanent defunding of Planned Parenthood: S.203, the direct Defund Planned Parenthood Act that listed him among supporters, remained only introduced and referred to committee. However, during his Senate term he voted for the 2025 reconciliation package that became law and included Section 71113, temporarily blocking federal Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood-type entities for one year. That materially advanced the promised outcome but fell short of broad, permanent defunding, so partial credit is warranted rather than full delivery.

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