Blumenthal & Gillibrand Stand Up for Women’s Rights; Call out GOP Hypocrisy

David Streeter — February 8, 2011 – 4:49 pm | Congress | GOP Hypocrisies | Reproductive Rights | Republicans | Women's Issues Comments (1) Add a comment

Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) published an op-ed in The Huffington Post that calls out House Republicans for focusing on legislation that would severely restrict women’s rights. The Senators highlighted that the GOP’s intense focus on social issues runs counter to their campaign promise of placing the economy and jobs at the top of their agenda.

Blumenthal and Gillibrand wrote:

The 2010 elections were about one thing: jobs. So what on earth is going on in the GOP-controlled House?

When John Boehner campaigned to become the Speaker, he promised a party and a chamber devoted to fiscal responsibility and economic growth. Then, he pulled a bait-and-switch on the American voters.

Far from creating jobs, the bills Republicans have brought to the floor of the House are focused on an entirely different agenda: taking away health care and opportunities for women and their families. First, they sought to overturn our nation’s health care law - which would end guaranteed maternity care and once again allow insurance companies to discriminate based on gender.

This week, the GOP House is considering H.R.3, a bill so restrictive it would limit a woman’s access to reproductive care even when her life was in danger.

We know a woman’s right to make her own health decisions must be protected. But this is about even more than choice, this is about making sure women and families can get the care they need when they need it.

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