[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 94 (Monday, June 3, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3925-S3926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
Right to Contraception Act
Mrs. BRITT. Madam President, this week, my colleagues across the
aisle will start their summer of scare tactics. Unfortunately, this is
continuing the campaign of fearmongering we have already seen.
Contraception is available in every State across the Nation. And, of
course, I want to be absolutely, 100-percent clear that I support
continued nationwide access to contraception, but that is not the
purpose of the bill my colleagues across the aisle are bringing to the
floor on Wednesday. Once again, the bill tramples on foundational
religious liberty protections that have long been bipartisan and truly
should remain bipartisan, and my colleagues across the aisle know that.
The goal of my Democratic colleagues right now is to scare the American
people--to scare women--across our great Nation. It is not that they
believe that there is a problem they are truly trying to solve; they
are prioritizing their own short-term, partisan, political interests.
Sadly, this only does a disservice to the very families and the very
women we should be trying to find common ground to help. We saw the
false fearmongering with the MOMS Act. We have already seen it with
issues like IVF.
Just like nationwide access to contraception, I want to make it clear
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that Republicans support continued nationwide access to IVF.
I look forward to discussing this more next week, as, unfortunately,
my Democratic colleagues will continue their summer of scare tactics.
The Republican Party is the party of families, and we are going to
continue fighting to support the rights and freedoms of families across
America.
I yield the floor.