Ciscomani breaks with so-called “moderates,” marches U.S. toward government shutdown
In case you missed it: Juan Ciscomani is marching the U.S. government toward a shutdown because of his extreme anti-abortion agenda.
Ciscomani, a fake moderate who votes with extremists like Marjorie Taylor Greene over 90% of the time, is under fire for pushing through a fervently anti-abortion amendment in the Appropriations Committee that would restrict access to abortion medication.
The spending bill for the Department of Agriculture and the F.D.A. has been derailed because of this anti-abortion provision.
Despite claiming time and time again that abortion should be left up to the states, Juan Ciscomani broke his promise to Arizonans. In Congress, he has voted to restrict safe abortion medication at the federal level and cosponsored anti-abortion legislation that would expand restrictions to people who buy private insurance that covers abortion.
DCCC spokesperson Justin Chermol:
“Juan Ciscomani is so hellbent on chipping away at reproductive freedom that he is willing to shut down the government if he doesn’t get his way.”
Rep. Juan Ciscomani has long been adamant that abortion is a state’s rights issue, rather than a federal issue. Now, he’s changing his stance […].
Ciscomani, R-Ariz., is Arizona’s only member of Congress who sits on the House Appropriations Committee. […] As with other appropriation bills, the Republican majority has taken opportunities to slide social priorities into the bill, including one that limits abortion access.
Located on page 107 of the 113-page bill, the provision nullifies a previous FDA ruling that allowed for the by-mail distribution of mifepristone, a medication used for abortions.
Politico reported last week that a group of 12 “moderate Republicans” are refusing to support the bill unless the provision is removed, and Ciscomani isn’t one of them. Ciscomani voted to pass the bill out of committee because of how much the overall package could help his district, despite it contradicting his ideal that abortion is a state issue, a House GOP staff member said.
Ciscomani is also under fire from national Democrats because of his co-sponsorship of legislation that prohibits the use of federal funds to provide abortion services.
