Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Minnesota, speaking in favor of abortion access before the state legislature.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerraon Thursday on a Midwest trip to affirm the Biden administration's commitment to abortion rights despite the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
"You’re going to make history at a time when it seems like regression seems to be more on the table than anything else," Becerra said."It is a good day to be in Minnesota."Becerra's visit came three days ahead of Sunday's 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, which established a national right to abortion that the Supreme Court rolled back in June.
Both Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman, of Brooklyn Park, and Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic, of Minneapolis, said they had the votes to pass the bill. The Senate version passed its final committee test Wednesday and could get approved on the floor as early as next week, though Dziedzic declined to be specific about when.
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