Tulsi Gabbard and Mark Takai were among 184 out of 186 Democrats who on Friday voted against a Republican measure to freeze federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

But the GOP-controlled chamber prevailed in the 241-187 vote. Three Republicans rejected the measure.

The vote, says The Hill, followed weeks “of escalating tension” surrounding Planned Parenthood’s use of fetal tissue.

In a statement after the vote on the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, Takai said:

“Planned Parenthood’s successes for reproductive health over the last century show the organization’s mission is vital for the wellbeing of women in America. Every year, Planned Parenthood provides hundreds of thousands of cervical cancer screenings, breast exams, birth control and information to over 2 million women.”

UPDATE: Gabbard, in statement given to Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii, said:

“Legislation that defunds Planned Parenthood would threaten access to affordable care for millions of low-income women who rely on programs like Medicaid for their basic health needs. The fact is, for almost forty years, the Federal government has prohibited taxpayer dollars from covering abortions, except in the dire circumstances of rape, incest, or when a woman’s life is in jeopardy.”

Hawaii’s U.S. representatives were also on the losing side of a 248-177 vote on a bill that calls for “tightening restrictions on abortion doctors who violate infant protections.”

Five Democrats voted with all the Republicans on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.

Democrats in the U.S. Senate are expected to block the Planned Parenthood legislation and President Barack Obama has vowed to veto both measures.