[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2352-S2353]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                          Reproductive Rights

  Mr. President, finally, on the VA IVF rule, after the stunningly 
radical decision by the Alabama Supreme Court jeopardizing access to 
IVF, yesterday, Americans received some encouraging news. Yesterday, 
the VA announced it is expanding access to IVF to more of our veterans, 
giving many more of our Nation's heroes the opportunity to raise and 
grow a family.

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  Senator Murray has been a decades-long champion of expanding IVF 
access to our veterans and servicemembers, and I thank her for her 
work, which no doubt helped make yesterday's announcement possible.
  Our veterans and servicemembers have sacrificed so much for our 
country. We owe it to them to provide, protect, and expand access to 
health services like IVF.
  Democrats remain absolutely committed to doing everything we can to 
protect women, families, and reproductive freedom--especially for those 
who have served our country in uniform.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.