Republican bill de-funds Medicare $44 ‘penis pumps’ spending

Congressional Republicans don't have anything against penis pumps. They just don't want Medicare paying for them unless cheaper prescription drugs are also on the list of taxpayer-funded therapies for men with problems they usually attribute to 'a friend.'As part of a plan to pay for a new initiative aimed at helping disabled Americans save tax-free for education, housing and transportation costs, a House bill unveiled Tuesday eliminates $444 million in Medicare funding for the 'vacuum erection systems.'IT'S FOR A FRIEND: Medical-equipment versions of 'penis pumps,' devices prescribed for men who can't get erections, are covered under Medicare to the tune of…