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Former Vice President Mike Pence is pressuring congressional Republicans to extend or make permanent a temporary ban on Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood before it expires on July 4, 2026 — a provision passed in the One Big Beautiful Bill that blocked $832 million in annual government funding. The push, backed by Pence's Advancing American Freedom think tank, faces resistance from GOP moderates Collins and Murkowski, legal questions about using reconciliation for the effort, and polling showing 77% of voters oppose cutting Planned Parenthood's federal funding.