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With only two days left before a MAGA manufactured shutdown, Brandon Williams ignored calls to keep the government running and instead pushed a dangerous bill last night that attacked women’s reproductive freedom and slashed nutrition assistance working families depend on.
In addition to massive cuts to food assistance programs and a disgusting effort to discriminate against LGBTQ+ Americans, the centerpiece of the legislation is new nationwide restrictions on the safe, legal abortion medication mifepristone.
REMINDER: Recently, the chair of the GOP Conference reiterated the Republican plot to enact a nationwide abortion ban – asserting Republicans “will get [it] done.”
Instead of working in a bipartisan way to invest in America and avert a devastating shutdown, Brandon Williams decided to pursue their extreme MAGA agenda to restrict access to reproductive care nationwide. This isn’t the first time Williams has tried to restrict abortion access – he also co-sponsored a fervently anti-abortion bill just a couple months ago.
DCCC Spokesperson Ellie Dougherty:
“Extreme Republicans and Brandon Williams continue to be obsessed with chipping away at reproductive freedom no matter what – even if they have to shut down the government to do it. Central New Yorkers want responsible governance, not MAGA brinkmanship at the expense of the middle class.”
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