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Mike Pence, a prolapsed anus in a hairpiece, has made no secret of his hatred of women. He gutted funding for Planned Parenthood in his home state of Indiana, signed a law banning abortions for fetuses found to have disabilities, and actually enabled an HIV outbreak thanks to his distaste for testing centers. Naturally, hes being honored with a Working for Women award by the Independent Womens Forum, a conservative non-profit for which Kellyanne Conway is a board member. Ah, it all makes sense now.

A press release sent to the Cut describes the...honor...thusly:

The award recognizes an individual who values free markets, works to create a more dynamic and innovative work world, and celebrates the valuable contributions women make to society.

According to its website, the mission of the IWF is to improve the lives of Americans by increasing the number of women who value free markets and personal liberty. Just to be clear, an award from a group that celebrates personal liberty is going to a man who is working feverishly to curtail the rights of women to control their own bodies. This is like giving Idi Amin a Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian efforts.

Some of IWFs other unappetizing opinions include the line that the pay gap exists because women just want more flexibility and fewer working hours, with the groups Vice President Carrie Lukas penning a 2007 op-ed in the Dallas Morning News arguing that many women may not want to follow the path toward higher paywhich often requires more time on the road, more hours in the office or less comfortable and less interesting workbut theyre better off not feeling like victims. Hooo boy, okay.

The festivities will be held on Wednesday at the Capitol Hill Club in D.C., and it promises to be a great time.

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Vice President Mike Pence appealed to prominent anti-abortion lawmakers on Monday night to support the House Obamacare replacement bill, touting pro-life provisions in the bill as a reason to vote "yes."

During a White House meeting with the GOP leaders of the congressional pro-life caucus, Pence pitched the group on some of the bill's restrictions on abortion, including one major change to the bill expected to be announced Monday that pro-lifers say is essential to their support.

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His arguments, as well as the recent change to the bill, convinced some members like Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) to support the bill. But others in the meeting, like House Freedom Caucus member Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), have yet to commit.

I havent said how Im going to vote one way or another; Ive just said the way to get me to yes is to assuage any concerns I have on pro-life provisions being eliminated in the Senate, Franks said, referring to a concern that the Senate parliamentarian will strike the language in the other chamber. Its a huge issue one of the main concerns I have is to make sure we dont lose the pro-life provisions in the senate.

Pence, a social conservative, is know among the House rank-and-file for his strong anti-abortion views. It's one of the reasons, in fact, that members like Franks admire him so much, something Franks reaffirmed Monday after the meeting even if he has not yet backed the bill.

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Hartzler told POLITICO she changed her vote to yes this weekend upon learning the latest on anti-abortion changes to the bill, which essentially ensure health care tax credits cannot be used for plans that cover abortions.

I did share that as of this weekend I have decided to support it after I got some assurances from some pro-life provisions and other aspects being addressed, she said. We were there to appreciate his efforts to ensure the bill remains pro-life, so we had a good discussion about that.

The meeting come just a few days after the National Right to Life announced that it was not only supporting the bill but would key vote it. The significance of that full-throated endorsement cannot be understated, as it carries a lot of weight with House Republicans, including Franks.

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While Donald Trump has been a frequenter of Palm Beach County so far as president, his second-in-command made his first trip this weekend.

Vice President Mike Pence had two planned stops on Floridas east coast: one in Jacksonville and one in Palm Beach.

But the Florida coastal journey was not a leisurely beach trip.

Pences visit came as part of a campaign to evangelize for a Republican-led health care plan to replace former President Barack Obamas Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Before Pence joined Trump in South Florida, he and Gov. Rick Scott met with business owners in Jacksonville on Saturday to discuss the GOP bill. After, Pence was set to speak at a dinner at The Breakers hosted by Club for Growth, a pro-free market lobbying organization that has pushed against Obamacare.

Meanwhile, the president began the day in South Florida tweeting. His first came at 9:15 a.m., criticizing the "fake news" around his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Trump then continued to say Germany owes "vast sums of money" to both the United Nations and NATO.

Trump then headed to his Trump International Golf Course, having meetings and taking phone calls before returning to Mar-a-Lago for an intelligence briefing and a phone call with Brazils President Michel Temer.

He met Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter before a planned dinner with Perlmutter, his wife, Laurie, first lady Melania Trump, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

Trump invited Pence to join him and his guests at Mar-a-Lago for dessert after Pences speech in Palm Beach.

Jim Litchell, a lifelong West Palm Beach resident, said he has enjoyed presidential visits, but is worried about the security costs and traffic congestion from White House stops.

It costs all this money and it hurts the county, Litchell said.

Pence is also scheduled to attend a worship service Sunday morning at Church by the Glades in Coral Springs before heading back to the nations capital, according to his official schedule.

But not everyone was welcoming to the countrys top two executives being in South Florida.

A few miles from Trumps Mar-a-Lago Club at a county Democratic Party fundraiser, ranking member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said he has concerns about the visits to South Florida.

The president obviously spends a lot of time here and Im sure if the vice president wants face time with him, hes going to have to come down here from time to time, Schiff told the Sun Sentinel after the fundraiser. It will probably compound the traffic and other problems for people living here.

Joined by U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, a Democrat from Boca Raton, Schiff also said he was deeply disturbed by Trumps recent reiteration of claims he was wiretapped by Obama during his campaign.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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Ahead of a key vote on Capitol Hill, Vice President Mike Pence called on skeptical Republicans to get behind the GOP health care bill in remarks to conservative donors and members of Congress Saturday night.

Speaking at the Club for Growth's dinner at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida, Pence said the new Republican plan represented "the kinds of solutions conservatives have been talking about for years," and promised to work with lawmakers to improve the legislation.

"Let me be blunt, we need your help," he said to conservatives of the American Health Care Act, which the House is expected to take up on Thursday.

He addressed a crowd of roughly 140 people, including Reps. Mark Meadows, R-North Carolina, and Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, leaders of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus that have called for substantial changes to the American Health Care Act before they can support it on Capitol Hill.

"I know there have been concerns," Pence said. "Just know the president and I and the entire administration are listening."

Earlier in the day, Pence, joined by Republican Florida Governor Rick Scott, met with small business owners about Obamacare and the Republican plan to repeal and replace the law at Mac Papers Envelope Converters in Jacksonville.

On Friday, President Trump met with members of the Republican Study Committee, a large and influential group of House Republicans, and agreed to adjust the health care proposal to allow states to impose work requirements for Medicaid recipients and change the way the federal government transmits Medicaid payments to the states.

Still, members of the Freedom Caucus are pushing for additional changes to address premiums and adjust the proposal's refundable tax credits that would help people pay for insurance.

They also want to phase out the Affordable Care Acts Medicaid expansion before 2020, which moderate Republicans consider a non-starter.

Pence also said the White House would follow through on tax reform and work to roll back Dodd-Frank financial regulations.

While Pence has longstanding ties to the Club for Growth, the free-market advocacy group initially opposed the proposed health care legislation, and was also critical of Trump during the presidential campaign.

On Saturday, Pence argued that the organization and the White House share the same goals.

"We have a pro-growth House, a pro-growth Senate and a pro-growth president of the United States of America," he said.

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