Two members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation are leading a group of Republican lawmakers demanding that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General (IG) investigate how Planned Parenthood got $20 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds.
“It has come to our attention that Planned Parenthood and its affiliates were provided with over $20 million from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). We request that you review the PRF applications submitted by Planned Parenthood and its affiliates to determine whether the organization provided false or misleading information to obtain access to PRF funds,” Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-Okla.) told HHS IG Christi Grimm in a July 31 letter. Also signing the letter were 35 GOP senators and members of the House of Representatives.
