They control all of government, but the Senate filibuster could stop them from taking any major action.
that Democrats will vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill that would enshrine abortion rights into federal law.
Democrats also have the option of sitting back and allowing abortion rights to be decimated while they control the White House, House of Representatives and the Senate ― something that many voters would see as a betrayal. That will include investigating what the departments of Justice and Health and Human Services can do to ensure that women in Texas can access abortions, and taking a closer look at “what legal tools we have to insulate women and providers from the impact of Texas’ bizarre scheme of outsourced enforcement to private parties,” according to the statement.Democrats have condemned the Texas abortion law. Now they need to decide how to combat it.
The House is currently in recess through Sept. 20. The Senate is back on Sept. 13. Democrats’ legislative agenda is already packed, but Pelosi vowed Thursday to add in the abortion rights measure to combat Texas’ abortion law, S.B. 8.
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