GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine on Monday voted with Democrats to remove a provision from Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would exclude Planned Parenthood from participating in Medicaid at all, reports the Hill.
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the amendment to remove the provision.
Republicans still blocked it, 41-49.
"It will take another step toward enacting Republicans' plan for a backdoor nationwide abortion ban. How does it do this? By defunding Planned Parenthood," Murray said.
"This is a long-sought goal of anti-choice extremists — no surprise, it is overwhelmingly unpopular with the American people," she added.
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