We're talking about $500 million a year for a program that does good, when we waste hundreds of billions on absolutely nothing.
Once again, this is the far right corrupting our government. Roe v. Wade settled the abortion issue. We're supposed to have separation of church and state.
Yet the religious right is trying to shut down the government over $500 million in a $3.9 TRILLION federal budget.
Government shutdowns cost money. We could be looking at another $24 billion in costs over a $500 million line item the religious right is curious over. Fucking ridiculous.
Here is a great article on it.