CRS memo confirms: The public plan will spend federal funds National Right to Life warns U.S. House on coming vote to set up federal abortion-funding program in public plan WASHINGTON (October 23, 2009) -- The nation's largest pro-life organization has put members of the U.S. House of Representatives on notice that it regards an upcoming procedural vote on the health care legislation as a vote on whether to establish a new federal government program that would directly pay f