abortion rights for all women in america in the aftermath of roe versus wade being overturned is a warning sign to all americans right now of what they envision for all women including the most vulnerable among us. on capitol hill, republicans are willing to infringe on a person s right to travel in order to hold up their draconian bans on abortion in republican-led states. on thursday, senate republicans blocked a bill that would make it illegal for governments to punish residents who cross state lines to receive abortion care. one republican senator said the bill would lead to abortion tour tourism. can you imagine? it s a term how divorced republicans really are from the horrible reproductive decisions that women face all across our country each and every day. over in the house, lawmakers voted on a pair of bills today one that would codify the right to an abortion. not one single republican voted for that bill or for that right. another piece of legislation would protec
allows mobster tear down statues of lincoln and for the authorities to remove statues of lincoln preemptively. if you can t look up to lincoln, of course you have this void. anyone could step into a void this big. as i say, if we get the past into some kind of proper light, we could do the future better. if we just leave it empty, anything can happen. finally i want because you talk about the lack of context, a lack of understanding historically, i just i read your book and i m reminded though of a lot of things that i ve read, whether it was from harold bloom in the western cannon or the closing of the american mind and i want to read this quote to you. it s from his 1987 book the closing of the american mind , this is what allen moon discussed on the changing perceptions of the founding fathers. he said radicals succeeded in promoting a popular conviction that the founding was an the american principles are racist. thus, openness is driven out the local deities leaving
The care of the Democratic Congressional ready for the election. Washington, chair of the democratic. Ng her first appearance at a monitor breakfast, welcome. She was born in selma, alabama, and moved to washington as a child. After moving around the country, she landed back in the Pacific Northwest for college and Business School and after that had a career in the private sector before going into politics. She was first elected to congress in 2012, representing washingtons first coppingal district and became chair of the dccc in 2022. Today the democrats have a real opportunity to retake the house, were going to ask you about that. Where the current balance is 217 republicans, 213 democrats. Thats why were all here today. Again, so welcome. Now for the ground rules. Were on the record. Please no live blogging or tweeting and in short no filing of any kind while the breakfast is under way. And once the session ends, theres no more embargo and i should also add that there may be a call
Linda good morning. Im linda, Washington Bureau chief of the Christian Science monitor. Our guest today is representative Susan Delbene of washington. Chair of the Democratic Congressional campaign committee. Shes making her first appearance at a monitor breakfast, welcome. She was born in selma, alabama, and moved to washington as a child. After moving around the country, she landed back in the Pacific Northwest for college and Business School and after that had a career in the private sector before going into politics. She was first elected to congress in 2012, representing washingtons first coppingal district and became chair of the dccc in 2022. Today the democrats have a real opportunity to retake the house, were going to ask you about that. Where the current balance is 217 republicans, 213 democrats. Thats why were all here today. Again, so welcome. Now for the ground rules. Were on the record. Please no live blogging or tweeting and in short no filing of any kind while the break
Linda good morning. Im linda, Washington Bureau chief of the Christian Science monitor. Our guest today is representative Susan Delbene of washington. Chair of the Democratic Congressional campaign committee. Shes making her first appearance at a monitor breakfast, welcome. She was born in selma, alabama, and moved to washington as a child. After moving around the country, she landed back in the Pacific Northwest for college and Business School and after that had a career in the private sector before going into politics. She was first elected to congress in 2012, representing washingtons first coppingal district and became chair of the dccc in 2022. Today the democrats have a real opportunity to retake the house, were going to ask you about that. Where the current balance is 217 republicans, 213 democrats. Thats why were all here today. Again, so welcome. Now for the ground rules. Were on the record. Please no live blogging or tweeting and in short no filing of any kind while the break