Once again House Democrats have caved on an important Abstinence-Only vote. This time, The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies voted to continue funding the Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) program. This program funnels taxpayer dollars into abstinence-only programs that are proven failures, and continue to spread misleading information to the nation's teens.

CBAE is just one of the federal funding streams for abstinence-only program dollars, unique because it bypasses the state approval process (Title V money) and gives federal monies directly to abstinence-only programs. Seventeen states have now refused Title V money, largely because of the failures of abstinence-only programs. One would think Democrats in Congress might get a clue when so many states refuse federal money.