Charlie Crist: “I thank the chairman and the gentlewoman from California for her…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2021

I thank the chairman and the gentlewoman from California for her leadership. Access to safe and legal abortion is about trust--trust in those seeking reproductive care, trust that they will know what is best for their bodies and their families, and trust in them to make a choice that only they can make about their own future. What we are seeing in Texas and in the Supreme Court is what happens when government wants to make the choice for you, and I am hearing from Floridians who are terrified that the Governor of Florida wants to bring Texas-style tyranny to the Sunshine State. Not on our watch. Vote ``yes'' on the Women's Health Protection Act.

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Sep 24, 2021

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