National Republican Senate Committee instructs GOP candidates to support birth control ahead of vote on contraception

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

June 4, 2024, 11:19 PM


The National Republican Senatorial Committee released a memo on Tuesday that advises GOP Senate candidates to underscore their support for birth control.

The memo, which comes a day ahead of Wednesday’s vote on whether or not to advance the Right to Contraceptive Act -- legislation that would codify the rights of individuals to access contraception and the right of doctors to provide it -- urges candidates to voice their support for the bill.

"There is not a single Republican Senator or Senate candidate advocating for new restrictions on contraception. Democrats are trying to make this a campaign issue because their policies on the economy, the border, and global stability have completely failed," NRSC Executive Director Jason Thielman wrote in the memo, obtained by ABC News.

"Republicans support access to birth control. Democrats are trying to make this a campaign issue and scare voters because they can’t talk about their failed policies on every other issue. Senator Ernst’s bill lays out commonsense solutions that Republicans should strongly consider embracing on the campaign trail," the memo concludes.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/national-republican-senate-committee-instructs-gop-candidates-support/story?id=110845104

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Full headline: National Republican Senate Committee instructs GOP candidates to support birth control ahead of vote on contraception bill

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. It's a dodge. . . . nt

[NJCher]

10. In addition to being a dodge

It is a panic move.

[OldBaldy1701E]

2. Yes, you are correct.

Out of the entire scenario involving procreation, they have not said a word about contraception.

That is because most of them have no idea what the word means.

[Lovie777]

3. Can the GQP ever tell the truth?..............................

they are breaking all of the commandments, the GQP are just plain evil.

[Voltaire2]

4. There is no categorical restriction against lying.

You just can’t lie about your neighbor.

[cstanleytech]

5. If that's true that Republicans honestly support birth control why didn't Trump's father pullout?

[Timeflyer]

6. Sure, they'll say anything, because lying is a MAGA virtue.

Whatever gets and keeps them in power is part of the playbook.

[Rebl2]

13. Republicans were

liars long before tfg.

[John Shaft]

7. THEY. ARE. FUCKING. NAZIS.

[Freddie]

8. So justify 187 Rs in Congress voting against it a year ago

Someone has to coin a word for Republican hypocrisy. It’s way deeper than regular hypocrisy.

[Freddie]

9. And kindly justify

Why your party fights tooth and nails against the contraception mandate in the ACA. It’s almost like they don’t really want to prevent abortions.

[Freethinker65]

11. Good. So pass it in Senate and the GOP House and have Biden sign it into law.

No problem. Everyone agrees.

[oasis]

12. Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee

may have to call in sick.

[sybylla]

14. It would be even better if this contraception act repeals the Comstock Act.

That would give the SCOTUS no excuse to ban it judicially as well.

Democrats need to think this shit through to all the potential ways the GQP can fuck shit up. Because they will.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. "Democrats need to think this shit through"

We need to take the House back because "thinking through" is irrelevant when you don't control the floor schedule for legislation in one of the 2 chambers of Congress.

GOTV.

[sybylla]

16. Is this not the same bill written by Dems and put to a vote in the house in 2022?

It's all to get the GOPpies to pick a side. Fixing this in a bill that's all for show without the votes to pass also can show how freaking serious the Dems are. If they want something to garner votes on, then they can "show" us they are serious about going all the way, not just compromising with people who are deadset against it.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. There have been multiple bills that have been put forward

since 2021 when Joe Biden was inaugurated and Democrats controlled both the House and the Senate. After the fall of Roe, additional bills were crafted but Democrats lost the House at the end of 2022..

They have pretty much conceded that since this is an election year, little or nothing is going to get done now and I expect they WILL go on recess in August so they can campaign.

And yes, this is all "for show" (for ads) and after the blow-back from the IVF issue in Alabama, the GOP is on the defense big time and the "strategy" ( "thinking through" ) is to get through this election, and hopefully take back the House, and hold the Senate (the latter which will be a tall order).

[pecosbob]

18. Guess Senate repubs didn't get the memo.

Remember back when Rs were all on one page? These morons can't even keep their talking points straight. Where's Rush when they need him? Dead, fortunately for us all.