"It is an extreme piece of legislation," Jean-Pierre argued. She also pointed out that Graham hadthe rights of states to make their own abortion laws, without involvement from Congress.
"It is an extreme piece of legislation," Jean-Pierre argued. She also pointed out that Graham hadthe rights of states to make their own abortion laws, without involvement from Congress.
Speaking at a Capitol Hill press conference, Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, also warned that Graham’s bill was an opening bid in an ambitious and ongoing campaign against reproductive choice and other rights many Americans now take for granted. "For the hard hard right this has never been about states' rights. This has never been about letting Texas choose its own path while California takes another. No, for, this has always been about making abortion illegal everywhere." Schumer told reporters on Tuesday afternoon.
Seeking to capitalize on the broad unpopularity of the Dobbs ruling even before an opinion had been formally issued , Democrats sought to codify Roe with the Women's Health Protection Act, which would have prevented states from banning abortion. TheIn a potentially inauspicious sign for supporters of the proposal, Graham acknowledged that he had not spoken with Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, about the legislation. Already frustrated by Sen.
"With regard to his bill, you'll have to ask him about it," McConnell told reporters on Tuesday afternoon."I thinkAt least in part, Republicans' woes appear related to continuing anger at the Dobbs ruling. In Arizona, Senate candidate Blake Master has surreptitiously deleted sections of his campaign website containing