WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council praised the U.S. House of Representatives for today approving U.S. Rep. Mike Pence's (R-IN) amendment to prevent any funds made available under the continuing appropriation bill from being provided to Planned Parenthood.

Tony Perkins, Lila Rose, U.S. Rep. Mike Pence and Pro-Life Leaders to Expose Planned Parenthood in National Webcast WASHINGTON, Feb.

WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the House of Representatives voted down an amendment offered by Representative Mike Pence (R-Ind.) that would have prevented family planning funds under the Health and Human Services appropriations bill from going to Planned Parenthood.

Congressional colleagues and U.S. President George Bush expressed sadness at the death of Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., saying he was a man of character. Lantos, 80, died Monday of complications from esophageal cancer at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland.

By Kathy Kiely WASHINGTON -- As Congress returns to work this week after a month-long break, little progress is imminent on an issue that leaders of both parties have identified as urgent: illegal immigration.