The Obama administration has awarded more than $1 million in grants to Planned Parenthood with the intent of helping sign people up for Obamacare, Matt Vespa of Townhall reports.
Rep. Diane Black (R., Tenn.) called the decision "unconscionable" given recent undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing selling the body parts of aborted babies.
"A growing body of evidence suggests that Planned Parenthood broke federal law and now the Obama administration is thumbing its nose at Congress and taxpayers by using this backdoor maneuver to boost funding for the scandal-ridden abortion giant," Black said.
The money given to Planned Parenthood was part of nearly $70 million awarded this week by the administration to go towards Obamacare navigators.
The Hill writes:
The Obama administration on Wednesday announced nearly $70 million in federal grants to groups promoting the healthcare law. The grants will go to 100 groups in 34 states, including three Planned Parenthood affiliates.
The provider’s affiliates in Iowa, Missouri and Montana will receive about $1 million in total.
Grants were also awarded to groups like the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, AIDS Alabama and Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church Ministries. Any organization that helps sign people up for ObamaCare can apply for the grants, which can be used to help train navigators and promote the law generally.
This year’s funding pool is larger than last year’s of $60 million, though the new grants must last through 2018. It is the third round of grants from the Department of Health and Human Services.
"This year’s Navigator grantees will help expand access to local help in many states," the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wrote in a statement.