Prospect. A month after i became majority leader i direct canned the chairs and members of our relevant committees to start drafting a package to create new american jobs with the endless frontier act serving as the core of this earth. I also this effort. I also said to everyone, to people on both sides of the aisle, that if both sides worked together, id put a bill on the floor of the senate later that spring, and thats what happened when we overwhelmingly passed the act in june of 2021. It took three weeks, lots of debate, amendments. Just as the senate ought to work even on major and difficult legislation, as this has been. Senators cantwell and wicker were tremendous leaders in this effort and skillfully managed the floor process. They deserve a great deal of praise not only for passing last years bill, but for their efforts this year as well. A year later the legislation were passing today contains many of the critical investments in that bill. Both bills make historic investments
Six months ago, would we need a right to contraception act and in the post row era it is a unique moment in the nations history not just because the Supreme Court has overturned roe v wade in the recent decision to expand rights from the time of the founding. The evos of america is that we increase the rights and liberties that are protected from governmental interference. Its been stripped and given to the Government Officials. But it isnt only reproductive rights under row. Its the opinion of the court itself that clearly shows that this Court Threatens not only. Aldo mentioned loving, borg all of them on the chopping block. And at the deeply rooted of them all in griswold versus connecticut, the right to contraception. Now lets be clear the right to contraception wasnt stated in the constitution. But the right to privacy is at its core dont tread on me. The right to be let alone, that is the reason we have the bill of rights. Thats the reason why the founders rebelled against englan