Senate Indefinitely Delays Labor-HHS Mark Up Due To Title X Amendment

The Senate Appropriations health subcommittee postponed its markup of the Labor-HHS spending bill due to a Democratic-offered amendment to block the Trump administration’s changes to the Title X program and has not set a date to reschedule, even though the fiscal year deadline is fast approaching. The markup was canceled just half an hour before it was set to begin Tuesday morning (Sept. 10), and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) blamed Republicans for attempting to avoid voting on her amendment. The...