Banning abortions at 20 weeks is about a bunch of politicians intruding on one of the most wrenching decisions that a woman will ever make. Its been 45 years since roe v. Wade, 45 years since women gained the constitutional right to a safe, legal abortion. 45 years since the days of illegal abortions. Ive lived in that america. Ive lived in the world of back alley butchers and wrecked lives, and we are not going back, not now, not ever. Thank you, madam president. I yield the floor. The presiding officer the senator from hawaii. Ms. Hirono madam president , i would like to thank my friend, senator murray, for organizing this block of time for us. You just heard from senator warren and for all the work senator murray has done to fight for women all across the country. Todays debate is the latest battle in the continuing assault on a womans constitutionally protected right to an abortion. As decided by the Supreme Court in roe and reaffirmed in casey, the right to an abortion is rooted f
Anyone to violate the ban. Senators may also take up a judicial nomination. Beginning wednesday, house and Senate Republicans will head to a resort in West Virginia for a policy conference. No votes expected after tomorrow. Live now to the floor of the senate here on cspan2. The pree senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, we lift our hearts to you. You are the source of our strength and hope for tomorrow. Today, show our lawmakers the path where they should walk, leading them to your desired destination. Inspire them to continuously put their hope in you. As they remember your unfailing love and compassion, remind them that nothing is impossible for those who believe. Amen. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it s
We have not seen that and they are facing lawsuits as we speak. They are trying, from what i understand, in recent months to make some changes inside the system, but its very difficult. Im in the prison system in america is what it is, grandpa to be his, rapid human rights abuse and we as a society even if we dont believe it, we accept the idea at least thats the moment you cross the threshold of a jail or prison you are or Constitutional Rights are suspended, which is particularly ironic in jail settings where you are in many cases held over for trial, innocent until proven guilty. But, they are violating your rights on a daily basis and im talking about brutal bees, Sexual Assault, medical deprivation, which can be deadly if you medication and youre incarcerated and that medication is denied to you that is a problem. We found all of those things when we did that report and im glad we were able to shed some light on it, but i know that that is widespread. Is going to take more work. I
In l. A. And have looked at various integration programs. Valerie i am learning a great deal. I am learning about the disparities in our system and how much in need of reform our criminal system is. I am also learning about the incredible resilience of the human spirit and people who have the deck stacked against them from the day they are born who are fighting back and try to get their lives back on track. I am so deeply moved by the girls in this detention center, many of whom have been abused by their parents from the time they were Young Children and cast doubt on the street and got into the inevitable trouble and telling me what their hopes and dreams are. One wanted to be a physician. Another wants to be a dramatic traumatic counselor for people who love been through trauma. These people continue to dream. And society and their families by every measure have let them down. I was in new york visiting reentry program. A food truck operator has hired people as they leave prison to d
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