c.e.o. cecil richards who voluntarily appeared before the house, faced a bar age of questions on how planned parenthood spends its money. >> could you function on nonfederal dollars, why do you need it. you make a tonne of dough. >> we don't make profit off federal money, if i could use it to explain... >> it was at times an emotional hearing. >> it is unacceptable that in the 21st centurily women in america are harassed for accessing a legal medical procedure. after this recent smear campaign it has gotten worse. >> what is america coming to. the disrespect tells us what is aring going on here. at the same time they are funding the passage of a bill. >> it's the most viable way forward after extreme action forced the country into this situation. >> on a separate track republicans led by paul ryan, chairman of the powerful way and means turned to a procedural measure to try to stop founding. it's a process allowing bills to be passed with a majority, blocking any phil buster, a bill that removes funding is certain to be vetoed by president obama. outside on capitol hill, and 300 event across

caught a glimpse of the hearing that's occurring in the house of representatives where cecile richards, the c.e.o. of planned parenthood was testifying. somebody asked her about her compensation, and i was shocked that she said, well, i get paid $520,000 a year. $520,000 a year. and this money, the vast majority of the money that planned parenthood gets is federal tax dollars, primarily through medicaid. and so, in effect, the taxpayers were subsidizing the chief executive officer of planned parenthood, the number-one abortion prayer of the country, her salary of $520,000 a year. well, i remember after the financial crisis in 2008 a number of our colleagues would come to the floor and say, well shall we need to do something about these excessive salaries of people working in the fng services -- in the financial services industry. this is an outrage. i haven't heard one peep out of our colleagues across the aisle about the $520,000 that cecile richards is paid each year as c.e.o. of planned parenthood, the number-one abortion provider in the country and someone -- and an entity subsidized mainly o