Jeh Johnson actually said...
On abortion, I think that rather than crafting legislation to somehow codify Roe -- Roe was a constitutional right for 50 years; you can't create by statute a constitutional right. Congress should devote its energy to, it has -- claiming the power to regulate interstate commerce, that's in the, in the Constitution -- so that we make it plainly available for any woman in state A who wants to go to state B to get an abortion, that she should be able to do so.
Context
Jeh Johnson discusses the limitations of Congress in codifying Roe and suggests using interstate commerce powers to ensure abortion access.
07/02/2022