Speaking on the Senate floor to stand with women and men across the country and once again defend #RoeVWade and a woman's constitutional right to a safe, legal abortion from Republicans' anti-doctor, anti-women, and anti-family legislation. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Republicans are pretending we don’t already have laws on the books to protect infants—and are using that as a pretense to drum up fear and misunderstanding about one of the most heartbreaking situations a family can face.
Leader McConnell has indicated he wants to pivot to legislating—which makes the two atrocious anti-abortion bills an interesting choice, because all 100 Senators know they are going absolutely nowhere.
The truth is, Republicans’ charade isn’t actually about passing laws or what’s best for patients. It’s about Republicans’ crass political calculation that they can fire up their far-right base with a war against the constitutionally protected right to safe, legal abortion.
These bills would affect families across the country who have struggled with the painful reality that the child they had hoped for cannot survive—people like Judy from WA state, who over 20 weeks into her pregnancy learned that her son's organs weren't developing properly.
To the politicians supporting these atrocious bills that restrict women's constitutional right to safe, legal abortion, I have to ask: how dare you think your opinion is more important than the knowledge of medical experts and the wishes of the family affected?
Whatever Republicans try next, Democrats will continue to make clear we oppose every one of their efforts to further chip away at access to safe, legal abortion under #RoeVWade.
We'll keep fighting and lifting up the stories of families so that Republicans can't ignore them.
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I'm live on the Senate floor to speak out about the release of the January 6 tapes and their total misuse by a Fox News personality to distort and change the truth of what happened that day. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
There are so many challenges facing us as a nation today. But there is one overriding concern that I have: that people trust our democracy.
All of us—no matter our opinions or our beliefs—have a responsibility as leaders to preserve it & never allow brute force to win the day.
I was in the Capitol during the worst of the January 6 insurrection. It was a dark, violent chapter in our nation’s history. To hear a prime time Fox News host downplay that...it's infuriating.
Three weeks ago, the Republican-stacked Supreme Court overturned #RoeVWade & dragged our country back 50 years.
The consequences have been harsh & swift. Today I’m leading a @HELPCmteDems hearing to shed light on the health care crisis Republicans have caused.
Republicans’ cruelty has already been devastating. States have banned abortions for any reason. Health care providers risk jail time for doing their jobs. Patients can’t get life-saving medications. Women live with deep uncertainty for their futures.
Republicans’ response to this devastation is to work to be even crueler. They're talking about:
❌A federal abortion ban
❌Putting women and providers in jail
❌Banning travel for abortion
Today, Republicans dragged this country backwards by half a century.
Republicans ripped away our rights and made this generation the first generation of American women with fewer rights than their mothers.
Republicans are forcing women to stay pregnant and give birth when they don’t want to—no matter the circumstances. They are even passing laws to jail women who get abortions and the doctors who provide them.
Right here in the Senate, it was Republicans who stacked our Supreme Court with anti-abortion justices, who blocked Democrats’ efforts to protect abortion rights, and who right now are pushing for a federal abortion ban.
LIVE: I’m on the Senate floor voicing my strong, enthusiastic support for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Judge Jackson is one of the most exceptional SCOTUS nominees I’ve ever met with. I am so excited that she’s on her way to our nation’s highest court. It’s incredibly well deserved.
It’s clear she’s got the experience, understanding of the law, a seemingly endless supply of (perhaps unwarranted) patience, and the heart, compassion, and commitment to justice needed for this role.
It should be no surprise her nomination was met with wide acclaim.
My colleagues know I am someone whose focus is always on getting things done for WA state & our country. But outdated, misused procedure is getting in the way of debate & legislation. With all our country faces right now, we’ve absolutely got to fix it.
When a single Senator can block even a debate on legislation a majority of us support or hold up the otherwise uncomplicated, run-of-the-mill confirmation of very non-controversial administration officials—just by hitting send on an email—that’s absurd.
Millions of Americans wonder why bills that pass the House only ever come to the Senate to die. It’s because a single member of this institution can shut down even the opportunity to confirm a nominee or debate legislation that a majority of this chamber supports.