WASHINGTON, April 22, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — President Joe Biden’s nominee for Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) accepted thousands of dollars from Planned Parenthood to advise Democrats on abortion issues, financial disclosure documents reveal.
In February, Biden nominated Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to the position, which oversees federal healthcare spending and various policy decisions. She has held numerous previous posts in the health bureaucracy, including Deputy Director of CMS’s Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight in the Obama administration. Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate.
The Public Financial Disclosure Report Brooks-LaSure filed as part of the confirmation process lists that she previously received an undisclosed amount greater than $5,000 from Planned Parenthood Federation of America for services described as follows: “Summarized Democrat candidates’ position on women’s health and facilitated discussion on their priorities as a primary care provider (client of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP).” The year in which this service took place is not specified.
The American Accountability Foundation’s BidenNoms.com watchdog site summarizes this description as “Washington-speak for using her position at her law firm to coordinate strategy with Democratic politicians on Planned Parenthood between the Biden campaign and elected officials in Washington. It is
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