Were delighted to have you with us this morning. Today is the latest installment in our Washington Post live 2020 candidates series. Through these indepth, oneonone conversations, were learning more about the men and women seeking to become the next president of the United States. And what inspires them to serve the American People. Our guest this morning is new york senator gillibrand. In 2006, she captured the attention of the political establishment by winning an upset victory in the race to represent new yorks 20th congressional district. Just three years later, she was appointed to fill the senate seat of one of her mentors, former secretary of state hillary clinton. Now in her second full term, senator gillibrand is known especially for her work on behalf of women. Shes endorsed paid family leave, sponsored legislation to help reduce maternal mortality, and spoken out against Sexual Harassment and assault, including in congress. Today we will hear more about these efforts, and se
Neil was acknowledging some people. Theres some very important people here, and you know who you are. [laughter] james but there are two people i would like to acknowledge. Genius of the politics and eggs. People often ask how it began. With fred,red his getting involved in making it what it is today. Areouldnt be where we without fred, so i just want to acknowledge and thank him. [applause] james in the former chairman of the board of the new England Council is here. Ofalso happens to be an alum the school up in hanover. Hes the political guru of New Hampshire. Hes worked on so many president ial campaigns. President alexander, president romney, president became. President mccain. [laughter] james we are honored to have him here. Notso like to thank neil only for his kind words about the new England Council, but for all of the work he does here at politics and eggs. We would not be as successful without his team, as well as the team at the new England Council. It is really a must stop
conception and scientific fact establishes that. we re no longer live in 1973. if you look at an ultrasound from that period, you really can t see a whole lot. if you look at an ultrasound today, take 15 weeks, which is well before viability, the point in time when the mississippi s gestation s act apply, you can clearly see your baby move and stretch. she can take up, she can, quite likely, feel pain. there is no question that the baby is both fully alive and fully human. is there any instance of a woman giving birth to something that is not a human being, a baby? like a turtle? or as our first ladies suggested, a breakfast taco. is there any instance where, anything other than a human being has been born? it s definitely instances where people have stillborn still a person, is it not? if i can finish, i actually think that representative shannon s point about viability goes to exactly what you are naming. when the court of this package it did so because that con
nineteen days ago a right-wing majority on the supreme court fulfilled the republican party s decades long goal of overturning roe v wade and stripped away a constitutional right relied on by generations of american women. the goal of these right-wing extremists is clear, to control the bodies of women, girls and any person who can become pregnant. to be even more clear, the decision means the government can now order people to stay pregnant on paying of criminal punishment. many of us have been warning about this day for years and states have steadily chipped away at the right to abortion. in 2019 my first hearing as the chair of the committee examine how draconian restrictions in states like missouri were closing down abortion providers. last year we held a hearing on the six week abortion ban in texas that turned private citizens into bounty hunters encouraging them to sue anyone they suspected of helping someone in need of abortion. now the supreme court has bulldozed str
the united states temperature s reach 50 degrees celsius in parts of pakistan, sparking fears that mouse iglesias could lead to flash flooding with the palestinian authority as it welcomes international support in investigating the murder of al jazeera journalist, sharina blackly. ah israeli police attack mourners at the funeral procession on friday. forcing the poll barris to nearly dropped sharon s casket, israel s police chief was ordered an investigation at the office. his actions sharina was shot in the head by authority forces on wednesday morning. while covering a ray to be occupied, westbank nick clock is an occupied east, jerusalem. he has more on the international reaction to those images of his railey forces, attacking mourners. it s been a quiet day here and occupied easter islam of the high emotion of serene. i will atlas funeral, we saw those extraordinary scenes with is ready forces pushing and shoving and kicking people at the casket nearly fell to the ground.