Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is raising the prospect of impeachment proceedings against U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani after she blocked implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s provision to strip federal Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood in 22 states.
The ruling, handed down late Tuesday, temporarily halts enforcement of the portion of the bill designed to prevent taxpayer dollars from indirectly subsidizing abortion providers, with Talwani saying that Congress may have exceeded its constitutional authority in the way the measure was structured and applied.
The decision immediately ignited backlash from several Republican lawmakers who argue the judiciary has once again intruded on matters within the legislative branch’s purview.
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