To focus on now of course is a trade deal with the uk and so i have joined a number of other senators and asking you can watch this online at cspan. Org. The senate gaveling in at 3 30 p. M. And they will take a procedural vote on a couple of abortion measures. Live coverage now of the u. S. Senate. 18. The presiding officer under the previous order, the time until 3 30 p. M. Will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. The senator from alaska. Ms. Murkowski madam president , just very briefly here this afternoon, we will have beginning at 3 30 p. M. A series of votes to include the nomination of Katherine Macgregor to be deputy secretary of the department of interior, and i would like to provide my support for this nomination. I want to thank my colleagues on the energy and Natural Resources committee for working with me to report and rereport ms. Macgregors nomination moved out on a bipartisan basis. I thank the majority leader for filing cloture on her nominat
Allow abortion on demand up to the moment of birth. It takes all the state level protections and abolishes them. Bottom, line it doesnt codify roe, mr. Chairman, becomes one of the most extreme laws anywhere in the world. Colorado, new jersey, new mexico, oregon, vermont are passing laws with absolutely no restrictions. The democratic bill is in the same ilk with taxpayer funding. Lets take a look and see how that would put us as a nation regarding the rest of the world. As you see behind me, 47 of 50 European Union nations limit abortion at 15 weeks or below. France is at 14 weeks. China, north korea, iran and a few other nations allow abortion on demand up to the moment of birth. Your bill would put us in that category. 14 week limitations, france, belgium, germany, spain. 12 weeks, denmark and norway. My proposal is having a National Minimum standard of 15 weeks for exceptions for rape, incest, life of the mother, pregnancies. Why do we do this . By 15 weeks, and unborn child has te
Allow abortion on demand up to the moment of birth. It takes all the state level protections and abolishes them. Bottom, line it doesnt codify roe, mr. Chairman, becomes one of the most extreme laws anywhere in the world. Colorado, new jersey, new mexico, oregon, vermont are passing laws with absolutely no restrictions. The democratic bill is in the same ilk with taxpayer funding. Lets take a look and see how that would put us as a nation regarding the rest of the world. As you see behind me, 47 of 50 European Union nations limit abortion at 15 weeks or below. France is at 14 weeks. China, north korea, iran and a few other nations allow abortion on demand up to the moment of birth. Your bill would put us in that category. 14 week limitations, france, belgium, germany, spain. 12 weeks, denmark and norway. My proposal is having a National Minimum standard of 15 weeks for exceptions for rape, incest, life of the mother, pregnancies. Why do we do this . By 15 weeks, and unborn child has te
Allow abortion on demand up to the moment of birth. It takes all the state level protections and abolishes them. Bottom, line it doesnt codify roe, mr. Chairman, becomes one of the most extreme laws anywhere in the world. Colorado, new jersey, new mexico, oregon, vermont are passing laws with absolutely no restrictions. The democratic bill is in the same ilk with taxpayer funding. Lets take a look and see how that would put us as a nation regarding the rest of the world. As you see behind me, 47 of 50 European Union nations limit abortion at 15 weeks or below. France is at 14 weeks. China, north korea, iran and a few other nations allow abortion on demand up to the moment of birth. Your bill would put us in that category. 14 week limitations, france, belgium, germany, spain. 12 weeks, denmark and norway. My proposal is having a National Minimum standard of 15 weeks for exceptions for rape, incest, life of the mother, pregnancies. Why do we do this . By 15 weeks, and unborn child has te
Allow abortion on demand up to the moment of birth. It takes all the state level protections and abolishes them. Bottom, line it doesnt codify roe, mr. Chairman, becomes one of the most extreme laws anywhere in the world. Colorado, new jersey, new mexico, oregon, vermont are passing laws with absolutely no restrictions. The democratic bill is in the same ilk with taxpayer funding. Lets take a look and see how that would put us as a nation regarding the rest of the world. As you see behind me, 47 of 50 European Union nations limit abortion at 15 weeks or below. France is at 14 weeks. China, north korea, iran and a few other nations allow abortion on demand up to the moment of birth. Your bill would put us in that category. 14 week limitations, france, belgium, germany, spain. 12 weeks, denmark and norway. My proposal is having a National Minimum standard of 15 weeks for exceptions for rape, incest, life of the mother, pregnancies. Why do we do this . By 15 weeks, and unborn child has te