Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersNYT editorial board remembers Ginsburg: She 'will forever have two legacies' Two GOP governors urge Republicans to hold off on Supreme Court nominee Sanders knocks McConnell: He's going against Ginsburg's 'dying wishes' MORE (I-Vt.) on Wednesday accused congressional Republicans of falling in with a "long-term smear campaign" to defund Planned Parenthood.

"The attempt by Senate Republicans to cut off support for Planned Parenthood is an attack on women’s health," Sanders said in a statement. "The current attempt to discredit Planned Parenthood is part of a long-term smear campaign by people who want to deny women in this country the right to control their own bodies."

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Republicans rolled out a new proposal on Tuesday that cuts off federal funding for the organization and redirects it to other women's health organizations.

The organization is back in Republicans' crosshairs after a third in a series of videos was released Tuesday, appearing to show a Planned Parenthood official in Colorado negotiating with someone posing as a buyer of fetal tissue.

But Sanders defended the group, suggesting that most of the federal funding that goes toward the organization comes from Medicaid reimbursements.

"Cutting that funding will be devastating to the health needs of millions of women who desperately need the quality services Planned Parenthood provides," he added.

Senate Democrats are suggesting that they'll block the legislation keeping it from getting the 60 votes needed to overcome a procedural hurdle.