Juan Ciscomani is under increasing fire from Arizonans for his anti-abortion positions in Congress – and refused to answer for his record when asked for comment by the Tucson Sentinel.
DCCC spokesperson Justin Chermol:
“Vote after vote, Juan Ciscomani has made clear his ultimate goal is to ban abortion nationwide. Why not just say it?”
A group of Tucson-area elected officials expressed deep concern Thursday about abortion rights in Arizona after the state Supreme Court agreed to consider whether to reinstate a territorial-era law that would entirely ban abortion in the state and punish doctors with jail time. […]
From his seat on the House Appropriations Committee, Ciscomani voted in favor of a controversial provision in this year’s agricultural appropriations bill that prohibits mail delivery of abortion medication. That provision was one reason that lawmakers failed to pass the agricultural spending bill before they recessed for summer in late July. Republicans have only passed one appropriations bill this year and still have 11 more to negotiate. When lawmakers return to Washington on Sept. 12, they will have less than three weeks to pass those bills before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, raising fears of a potential government shutdown.
Ciscomani also voted in favor of HR 2670, which prohibited the Defense Department from paying for or reimbursing abortion services for members of the military, and HR 7, which would prohibit the use of federal funds, such as healthcare insurance subsidies on the ACA marketplace, to pay for coverage that includes abortion care. (Under current law, plans can offer abortion coverage but that benefit is ineligible for federal subsidies.) The legislation would also prohibit abortions in federal healthcare facilities or by a federal employee, according to the congressional summary of the bill.
Ciscomani’s press office did not respond to a request for comment on his votes.
