Jeb Bush Says He 'Misspoke' About Spending for Women's Health Issues

The former Florida governor walks back a comment about what to do with money allocated to Planned Parenthood.

Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at a town hall meeting at the Valley View Recreation Center on June 27, 2015 in Henderson, Nevada.

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Jeb Bush's communication woes continue.

Interviewed on Tuesday at the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tenn., the former Florida governor and well-funded presidential candidate sought to join in on the Republican bashing of Planned Parenthood. After calling for Congress to defund the women's health organization, Bush went off-script when he ventured what might be done with the $500 million in federal money that is allocated to Planned Parenthood each year.