
独家消息:由128名共和党议员组成的联盟正敦促联邦政府严格审查计划生育协会所获得的纳税人资金,并有可能对该组织及其分支机构展开调查。
FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of 128 Republican lawmakers is pressing the federal government to scrutinize Planned Parenthood's taxpayer funding and potentially launch an investigation into the organization and its affiliates.
新泽西州共和党众议员克里斯·史密斯与俄克拉荷马州共和党参议员詹姆斯·兰克福德牵头推动了这项跨两院的倡议,他们请求美国卫生与公众服务部监察长T·马奇·贝尔对计划生育协会所获得的联邦资金情况进行审查,以判定该组织及其分支机构是否遵守了联邦法律及相关资金使用规定。
Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., led the bicameral effort, asking Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General T. March Bell to review Planned Parenthood's federal funding and determine whether the organization and its affiliates have complied with federal laws and funding requirements.
“我们特此请求监察长办公室对美国计划生育协会及其分支机构的各项活动予以审查,并在必要时展开调查,”这些议员在信中写道。
"We write to request that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) review and, if appropriate, initiate an investigation into the activities of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. and the organization's affiliates," the lawmakers wrote. READ: DR.
此次请求的覆盖范围相当广泛。议员们希望监察长办公室能仔细核查通过卫生与公众服务部各类项目、拨款、合同及分包项目所拨付的资金情况,查明是否存在涉及联邦医疗项目欺诈、浪费、滥用、虚假陈述或其他违规行为的相关证据。
OZ PUTS ALL 50 GOVERNORS ON NOTICE OVER BILLIONS LOST TO MEDICAID FRAUD Their request casts a rather wide net. The lawmakers want the OIG to scrutinize funding flowing through HHS programs, grants, contracts and sub-awards and determine whether evidence exists of fraud, waste, abuse, misrepresentation or other violations affecting federal health programs.
一旦查实存在不当行为,议员们希望监察长办公室能考虑采取相应惩处措施,包括行政补救、暂停相关资格,甚至将涉事方排除在联邦医疗项目之外或移交其他监管部门处理。
If misconduct is uncovered, they want the watchdog to consider consequences ranging from administrative remedies and suspension to exclusion from federal healthcare programs or referrals to other authorities.
“计划生育协会及其分支机构一直面临诸多指控,涉及联邦资金的使用及是否遵守联邦法律。这些指控理应得到彻底调查,”兰克福德说道。
"Planned Parenthood and its affiliates have faced serious allegations involving the use of federal funds and compliance with federal law. Those allegations deserve a thorough review," Lankford said.
“卫生与公众服务部监察长应依据事实展开调查,判定是否存在违反联邦法律及资金使用规定的行为,并追究任何滥用纳税人资金的人员的责任,”他补充道。
WHITE HOUSE LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE MAP TRACKING BILLIONS IN SUSPECTED FRAUD "The HHS Inspector General should follow the facts, determine whether federal laws and funding requirements have been violated, and hold accountable anyone who has misused taxpayer dollars," he added.
此次行动正值美国小企业管理局(SBA)正在对38家计划生育协会分支机构在新冠疫情时期获得的总计8800多万美元的薪资保护计划(PPP)贷款进行审查之际。
The push comes as the Small Business Administration (SBA) separately reviews more than $88 million in COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans received by 38 Planned Parenthood affiliates.
这些议员在信中提及了SBA的审查行动,称其是对计划生育协会分支机构是否“非法获取8800万美元疫情救助贷款”的调查。而SBA则称此次审查旨在核实这些机构是否符合贷款申请资格。需要强调的是,此次审查本身并不等同于认定这些机构存在违法行为。
The lawmakers cited the SBA action in their letter, characterizing it as an investigation into whether Planned Parenthood affiliates "illegally received $88 million" in pandemic loans. SBA has described its action as a review of whether the affiliates were eligible for the loans. The review itself is not a finding that the affiliates violated the law.
不过,这些议员希望联邦层面的审查范围能远远超出疫情相关贷款这一范畴。
But the lawmakers want federal scrutiny to go well beyond the pandemic loans.
一项秘密调查显示:计划生育协会虽提供激素治疗,但当试图“逆转性别转变”的人士寻求帮助时却无法给出任何解决方案。这些议员要求卫生与公众服务部监察长办公室对计划生育协会所获得的联邦卫生与公众服务部资金进行全面审查,并协同医疗保险与医疗补助服务中心(CMS)及管理和预算办公室(OMB)对该组织的各项活动展开他们所称的“全面审查”。
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OFFERED HORMONES BUT HAD NO ANSWERS WHEN DETRANSITIONER SOUGHT HELP, UNDERCOVER PROBE FINDS They are asking the OIG to examine Planned Parenthood's broader HHS funding and coordinate with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on what they described as a "comprehensive review" of the organization's activities.
周三晚间,卫生与公众服务部监察长办公室向福克斯新闻数字频道表示,目前尚未收到相关信件。
HHS-OIG told Fox News Digital Wednesday evening that it had not yet received the letter.
该办公室称:“我们尚未收到信件,收到后会予以审阅并采取相应措施。”
"We have not received the letter and will review it for appropriate action once received," HHS-OIG said.
国会反堕胎核心小组联席主席史密斯指出,此类审查“早该进行”,他列举了涉及联邦资金使用、报告义务履行、性剥削以及胎儿组织处理等方面的诸多指控。
Smith, co-chairman of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, said the scrutiny was "long overdue," citing allegations involving federal funding, reporting requirements, sexual exploitation and fetal tissue.
“对计划生育协会展开全面调查与审查早已刻不容缓。我敦促卫生与公众服务部监察长办公室仔细核查,以确定该组织是否违反了联邦政府对资金接受方的各项规定,”史密斯说道。
FIRST ON FOX: TRUMP ADMIN OPENS NEW FRONT IN FRAUD CRACKDOWN TARGETING HEALTH INSURERS, DRUG MIDDLEMEN "It is long overdue for a comprehensive investigation and review, and I urge the HHS OIG to look closely to determine whether it has violated federal standards for federal funding recipients," Smith said.
这封致国会的信函还提及了一些报道,称有机构未能履行关于疑似儿童虐待或疏于照顾情况的强制报告义务。议员们要求联邦官员对这些指控进行调查,不过这些指控尚未被卫生与公众服务部监察长办公室证实为事实。
The congressional letter also points to reports alleging failures to comply with mandatory reporting requirements involving suspected child abuse or neglect. The lawmakers are asking federal officials to examine those allegations. They have not been established as findings by HHS-OIG.
“鉴于大量纳税人的资金通过联邦卫生与公共服务项目得以分配,确保受资助机构运作透明、诚信且完全符合联邦标准至关重要,”议员们在信中写道。
"Given the significant taxpayer resources that flow through federal health and human services programs, it is critical that recipient organizations operate with transparency, integrity, and full compliance with federal standards," the lawmakers wrote.
最后,议员们要求监察长办公室协调联邦各相关部门,对计划生育协会的各项活动展开“全面审查”。
The lawmakers closed by asking OIG to coordinate across the federal government to conduct a "comprehensive review" of Planned Parenthood's activities.
“感谢各位始终致力于维护联邦卫生项目的诚信并保护纳税人的钱款,”他们在信中补充道。计划生育协会并未回应福克斯新闻数字频道的置评请求。
"Thank you for your continued commitment to protecting the integrity of federal health programs and safeguarding taxpayer dollars," they wrote. Planned Parenthood did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.