To order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. We welcome everyone to todays hearing on the department of justice Civil Rights Division. With that, we will have the pledge of allegiance. Will the gentleman from arizona lead us in the pledge of allegiance . Our colleague, mr. Biggs marzano will be able to participate in the hearing today for the purpose of questioning the witness. If a member yields him time for that purpose, i will now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Thank our witness for being here today. The Civil Rights Division is responsible for the enforcement of civil rights statutes enacted by congress and related constitutional guarantees. This is an issue that is near and dear to my heart. I too, in a previous life served in the department of justice, having served as special assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of texas. My job there as the witness and my colleagues know is to equally enforce the law. My g
Senator whitehouse good morning. I call this committee to order. We have multiple committees on which we serve in the senate and from time to time its important to go check in at another committee to get in the queue properly and so senator grassley will be along. Ill make my ope ill introduce the first three witnesses. Senator grassley will introduce a witness, senator lee wnd then well proceed. We are here today to discuss womens rights, their right to bodilyght to set the course of their own life. And their right to economic freedom. I hear often that the Budget Committee should only be concerned with debt and deficits but any serious conversation about debt and deficits must also analyze threats to Economic Growth and stability. Debt and deficits do not occur in a vacuum. Welcome. E result from the fiscal decisions that we make and from what we do that strengthens or that weakens our economy. Reproductive rights, it turns out, are intrinsically tied to eeconomic opportunity. Repron
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To abortion and the economic costs of Family Planning. Witnesses include a Reproductive Health care professional, an economist, a prolife advocate and a mother who had an abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy. From the Budget Committee, this is just under two hours. Senator whitehouse good morning. I call this committee to order. We have multiple committees on which we serve in the senate and from time to time its important to go check in at another committee to get in the queue properly and so senator grassley will be along. Ill make my opening statement, yield to him and then ill introduce the first three witnesses. Senator grassley will introduce a witness, senator lee will introduce a witness and then well proceed. We are here today to discuss womens rights, their right to bodily autonomy. Their right to set the course of their own life. And their right to economic freedom. I hear often that the Budget Committee should only be concerned with debt and deficits but any serious conversati
Have multiple committees on which we serve in the senate and from time to time its important to check in with those committees. Senator barasso will be along and ill make my Opening Statement and then i will introduce the first three witnesses. Senator grassleyey will introdue a witness in senator lee will introduce a witness and we will proceed. We are here today to discuss womens rights, the right to bodily autonomy, the right to set the course of their own life and their right to economic freedom. I hear off in the Budget Committee should only be concerned in deficits but in a serious conversation about debt and deficit must analyze threats to Economic Growth and ability. Deficits do not occur in a vacuum. Welcome. They result from a fiscal decision that we make and from what we do. It it strengthens or weakens our economy. Y. Reproductive rights it turns out are intrinsically tied to economic opportunity. Reproductive justice is Economic Justice. Restricting one restrictsin the oth