On Tuesday evening, the Senate Finance Committee voted 12-11 to restore $50 million in annual federal abstinence-only funds. The vote came despite objections from committee chair Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana) and a push by President Barack Obama to direct abstinence money to broader teen pregnancy-reduction programs. Two Democrats, Kent Conrad (N.D.) and Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), joined all 10 committee Republicans in voting in favor of the measure, which was proposed by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). An alternative measure offered by Baucus that would make money available for education on STDs and contraception, in addition to abstinence, passed 14-9. Lawmakers must reconcile the two measures as the legislation moves forward to the full House and Senate.