"The vote came after the Democratic opposition on the subcommittee tried every tactic it could to stonewall the process–then walked out of the proceedings in protest. Because a quorum was present, Republicans were able to pass the resolution 8-0."
The Select Panel requested accounting records from StemExpress, but they were only provided with inadequate summaries. The Select Panel issued subpoenas to require compliance. StemExpress told the Select Panel to contact their accountants, but two accountants, the Scinto Group and Sara Lee Heuston, refused to comply. Heuston even threatened to call the police if the Select Panel contacted her again. Cate Dyer, the CEO of StemExpress, refused to give the names of her current accountants. It has been eight months since the documents were first requested. The Chairman of the Select Panel, Rep. Marsha Blackburn says they have reached an impasse.
What happens next? The resolution will be referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and if approved will move to the full U.S. House for a vote. If approved, the contempt charge will then be referred to the Obama Administration to bring before a grand jury, which is unfortunately not likely to happen given President Obama's close relationship with Planned Parenthood. If convicted the charge carries a maximum penalty of $100,000 and is a Class A misdemeanor.
According to the videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, Stem Express has worked with Planned Parenthood since 2010 and has been involved with dozens of Planned Parenthood clinics. StemExpress CEO Cate Dyer admitted that Planned Parenthood believes that organ trafficking is profitable. Dyer joked about shipping baby heads and also said, “[There are] rampant problems with bacteria in certain clinics. I’ve seen staph [infections] come out of clinics… I’ve seen all sorts of things come out of clinics.”
StemExpress is a for-profit company, working hand-in-hand with Planned Parenthood, covering up the unsanitary conditions of their clinics, and receiving a high volume of aborted babies from them, including babies born "intact." It is obvious that StemExpress has something to hide, something that will show the world that Planned Parenthood will place their bottom line and buying Lamborghinis above the priorities of the women they claim to serve.
