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Anti-Abortion Protesters Demand Medicaid Ban, Trump Probe—Bill Excludes Provision

7/19/2026

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Anti-abortion advocates rallied on Capitol Hill urging Congress to restore the Medicaid funding ban and press the U.S. President Donald Trump administration to investigate Planned Parenthood.
The Medicaid funding ban expired on July 5, with the House’s $95 billion reconciliation 3.0 framework omitting any provision to reinstate it.
House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington said the abortion-related provision was dropped to keep the bill limited and speed passage amid the Iran war.

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Anti-abortion advocates rallied on Capitol Hill urging Congress to restore the Medicaid funding ban and press the U.S. President Donald Trump administration to investigate Planned Parenthood.
The Medicaid funding ban expired on July 5, with the House’s $95 billion reconciliation 3.0 framework omitting any provision to reinstate it.
House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington said the abortion-related provision was dropped to keep the bill limited and speed passage amid the Iran war.