There are no best friends on budget day

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : Leaders from Planned Parenthood, a major force in Democratic politics, handed out "WE LOVE GAVIN + JEN" T-shirts on election night in 2018, and helped Newsom fend off a recall attempt in 2021.
65% : Newsom has had an exceedingly close relationship with prominent players in health care, especially organizations like the California Medical Association and Planned Parenthood.
55% : The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday night voted along party lines to advance legislation that could cut $300 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, kicking the cost down to states, our Grace Yarrow reported.
55% : The House Budget Committee plans to combine the legislation with other legislation to curb federal spending before a floor vote.
51% : The budget plan Newsom unveiled yesterday not only includes deep cuts to Medi-Cal and Planned Parenthood -- it also sweeps billions of dollars from a health care ballot measure championed by a who's who of health care interests into the state's general fund, sparking intense and personal backlash.
40% : "Make no mistake: this crushing proposal -- the same morning Congress debated whether or not to defund Planned Parenthood nationwide -- would immensely harm patients in California.
37% : "With this May Budget Revision, Governor Newsom is effectively defunding Planned Parenthood in the state of California," Hicks said.
23% : Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California President Jodi Hicks -- who glowingly live-tweeted Newsom's 2023 debate performance against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Fox -- delivered one of the most blistering critiques.

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