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Constitutionally protected procedure and form of healthcare inaccessible to pregnant people who have needed it over decades. that hasnt roused this kind of oh, no, abortion is under attack. weve had thousands of state regulations passed, state law, trap laws that eroded roe for years and not only has the populous not made aware of that, the democratic party hasnt taken it up with the passion that it absolutely should have. there has been not the energy needed to point out that this was what was ...

And might i add not only do lives hang in the balance, but so does this majority if we dont act in this moment. >> let me play for you what the speaker had to say about this and then i want you to explain a little bit when people say codify roe into law what that mean would mean. here is what nancy pelosi said earlier. >> when we go back to washington, we will be putting roe v. wade codification on the floor of the house to make sure that women everywhere have access to the reproductive health. ...

Kind of shock wave and convulsion it would cause if that happened. and so, theyve -- theyre almost eculture rating people to a world of illegal abortion so that when they do overturn roe, when they do rule on this less extreme, 15-week mississippi ban, it will be hard to kind of rouse people. so i think its a challenge at this moment when people feel so inundated, so battered, to sort of summon the outrage and defiance that the moment calls for. >> rebecca? >> and i think that has been what mich...

If they were going to do it you would have thought it would have went into effect before today. im hoping that both a moral and constitutional victory if we get this back to the states if we want to codify roe, let the states do it as new york has done it. the existing regime is just out of touch with the american people. the american people want limits. the democratic party has been able to oppose those limits because its been done so undemocratically. im with justice scalia. the supreme court ...

The congressman pushed Democratic leadership to reconsider their “extreme and divisive break with historical precedent.”  “The last thing a political party that claims to champion protecting the vulnerable should do is advance a radical abortion agenda endangering the lives of millions of Americans,” he said. “We plan to counter your pro-abortion efforts every step of the way.” Lamborn said that it is “unconscionable” that DeLauro would use her power to try to eliminate Hyde i...

Font Size: President Joe Biden on Sunday ordered the recreation of a White House office intended to promote partnerships between religious and secular groups to address several key issues. The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships will seek to address the coronavirus pandemic, combat systemic racism, increase opportunity, advance global humanitarian work and strengthen pluralism, according to Biden’s executive order. “As our country grapples with a global pandemic...

January 26, 2021 6:12 AM ET Font Size: Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks is leading 200 of his Republican colleagues in pledging support for the Hyde Amendment. “Conservative Republicans are sending a strong statement to congressional leaders — we will not stand idle as radical Democrats work to end the ban on taxpayer-funded abortions,” Banks said. “I pray this show of solidarity will Save the Hyde Amendment and save thousands of innocent lives.” Biden, who was inaugurated less than ...

January 22, 2021 3:06 PM ET Font Size: President Joe Biden has ordered his intelligence community to conduct a threat assessment of “domestic violent extremism” in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced the move at a Friday press conference, saying the threat of extremism within the U.S. is a “serious and growing national security threat.” Biden has ordered Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to compile the threat assessment as we...

Position on the hyde amendment, which you know bars abortions in most cases. last week he reversed course. what do you make of this reversal? do you think its genuine or political? >> well, he was wrong. and im zglad that he listened. my perspective on this is really clear. ive been a fighter for womens rights my entire public service time. i will not only codify roe, but i wont nominate a judge or justice who doesnt believe that roe v. wade is precedent. i will guarantee no matter what state yo...

The hyde amendment is something that has had general support over the years. here is a poll from 2016. while a majority of democratic voters believe that medicaid funds should be allowed to pay for abortions, 55% of democrats said yes, 37% said no, among all voters, this has been a majority issue the other way, 58% against it, 36% said no. but boy, it allowed every other democrat to basically say look, im not joe biden. >> because this is a different context in which were having this conversatio...