On the recordNovember 15, 2023
we are back here again on the floor of the U.S. Senate. It is early in the morning. Why are we down here? We are down here to keep faith with those officers in the military, members of their families, and those who will follow them--that when members of our military spend their entire professional lives building up experiences--leadership experiences, experiences in battle-- obtaining multiple degrees, making countless sacrifices back home, that their careers won't be interrupted by politics that they have got nothing at all to do with. Let me go through five areas: first, areas of agreement with my good friend--and he is my good friend, Senator Tuberville. I sit right next to him, and I have a lot of respect for Senator Tuberville. He and I share agreement on pro-life principles. We are both, in every respect--our policies, our convictions, our public statements, our past history-- strongly pro-life. I don't think anyone questions that. We also believe that the President's actions as it relates to these policies--the ones that he and I find objectionable--to transport our servicemembers out of State to obtain abortions using taxpayer money is patently illegal. We think it should be challenged. Second point: We do have disagreements on this, but they are tactical disagreements, not grounded in principle--tactical disagreements that we are trying to find alternatives to.…
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