September 20, 2015
By Amber Phillips
...Here are the five most contentious moments from Richards's appearance on Capitol Hill.
In his opening statement, committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said he doesn't think Planned Parenthood needs federal subsidies; just look at Richards's salary, he said.
"I could be here a long time listing out fairly exorbitant salaries," he said.
When it was time to ask Richards questions, Chaffetz hammered the Planned Parenthood president on her salary. Here's an excerpt:
When it was her turn to speak, Rep. Carol Maloney (D-N.Y.) said, "In my entire time I've been in Congress, I've never seen a witness beaten up and questioned about their salary" — and especially a woman, she said. "I find it totally inappropriate and discriminatory."...
This is what happens when Congress embarks on a witch hunt for no reason at all. The venom needs to end and the public hearings have to end.
November 27. 2015
Colorado Springs, Colo. - Police arrested (click here) a gunman who stormed a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Colorado Springs on Friday and opened fire with a rifle in an attack that left three people dead and nine others injured, authorities said.
The dead included one police officer and two civilians, Colorado Springs Police Chief Peter Carey told reporters about an hour after the suspect had been captured.
All nine surviving victims - five police officers and four civilians - were listed in good condition at area hospitals, Carney said....
This is what happens when Congress turns committee chambers over to McCarthyism.
I do not want to hear one more word in public about Planned Parenthood. If Congress has reason to seek charges then turn it over to the federal Attorney General.
NOT ONE MORE WORD IN PUBLIC. If it occurs I expect ethics charges in addition than those that should already be in the works from the September 20th committee display of politics.
By Amber Phillips
...Here are the five most contentious moments from Richards's appearance on Capitol Hill.
In his opening statement, committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said he doesn't think Planned Parenthood needs federal subsidies; just look at Richards's salary, he said.
"I could be here a long time listing out fairly exorbitant salaries," he said.
When it was time to ask Richards questions, Chaffetz hammered the Planned Parenthood president on her salary. Here's an excerpt:
CHAFFETZ: Your compensation in 2009 was $353,000. Is that correct?The exchange seriously upset Democrats in the room.
RICHARDS: I don't have the figures with me. But …
CHAFFETZ: It was. Congratulations. In 2013, your compensation went up some $240,000. Your compensation, we're showing based on tax returns, is $590,000, correct?
RICHARDS: That's not my annual compensation. I — actually, my annual compensation is $520,000 a year. I believe there was a program that the board sort of put together for a three-year — I'm happy — again, I think we have been extremely forthcoming with all of our documents.
When it was her turn to speak, Rep. Carol Maloney (D-N.Y.) said, "In my entire time I've been in Congress, I've never seen a witness beaten up and questioned about their salary" — and especially a woman, she said. "I find it totally inappropriate and discriminatory."...
This is what happens when Congress embarks on a witch hunt for no reason at all. The venom needs to end and the public hearings have to end.
November 27. 2015
Colorado Springs, Colo. - Police arrested (click here) a gunman who stormed a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Colorado Springs on Friday and opened fire with a rifle in an attack that left three people dead and nine others injured, authorities said.
The dead included one police officer and two civilians, Colorado Springs Police Chief Peter Carey told reporters about an hour after the suspect had been captured.
All nine surviving victims - five police officers and four civilians - were listed in good condition at area hospitals, Carney said....
This is what happens when Congress turns committee chambers over to McCarthyism.
I do not want to hear one more word in public about Planned Parenthood. If Congress has reason to seek charges then turn it over to the federal Attorney General.
NOT ONE MORE WORD IN PUBLIC. If it occurs I expect ethics charges in addition than those that should already be in the works from the September 20th committee display of politics.
