Just hours after the Pope’s historic address to Congress, partisan rancor returned to the Capitol when Senate Democrats blocked a must-pass funding bill because of their opposition to its anti-abortion provisions. The measure needed 60 votes to advance, but failed 47 to 52.The bill, which would fund the government until Dec. 11, would also bar funding to Planned Parenthood, . Democrats are demanding that the bill be stripped of this provision before they consent to fund the government before a critical Oct. 1 deadline.
