With government funding for Planned Parenthood one of the most dividing issues in reaching agreement on the government’s budget for the remaining fiscal year, centrist Senators– including Sen. Casey– have yet to take on the issue, The Hill‘s Cristina Marcos reports:

“Centrist senators don’t want to talk about something that is extremely important to both liberals and conservatives in the ongoing budget battle: government funding for Planned Parenthood.

All Republican senators recently voted in favor of a House-passed appropriations bill, which includes the Planned Parenthood language sponsored by Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.). … Meanwhile, many Democrats are keeping their positions close to the vest, including several up for reelection next year.

A rundown of centrist senators’ positions on Planned Parenthood follows:

Bob Casey (D-Pa.)*: Casey, who opposes abortion rights, supports federal funding for contraception and women’s healthcare and has indicated that he would vote against the Planned Parenthood cuts if they should come up for a vote in the Senate.

* Up for reelection in 2012.”