Political Quotes

“I thank Senator Britt for that question. No, no Democrat has spoken to me. I am, like you, unequivocally in support of IVF, but, understand, the Democrats do not want to pass legislation protecting IVF. If you are trying to pass legislation, you don't put poison pills in it. That is what the Democrats have done. Their objective, their goal, is to have their partisan bill fail so that they can use it for political campaigns across this country. It is designed to fail, and it is cynical. It is also predicated on, sadly, the failure of the media--I would note there are no reporters that I see sitting in the Gallery. It is predicated on what they know the media will refuse to cover--that they are the ones blocking IVF. They are counting on the media to be partisan and to push their deceptive messaging. We should be protecting IVF. We should be standing unequivocally. As Senator Britt noted, all 49 Republicans stood and signed a joint letter saying we support IVF, we support protecting IVF. I would note, the last time Senator Britt and I came to this floor, we were joined by Senator Roger Marshall from Kansas. Senator Roger Marshall is a physician--he is an OB/GYN--who has performed IVF for years. He has helped hopeful parents become parents through IVF. And it is literally the cynical position of Democrats that an IVF doctor is opposed to IVF. I want to repeat that for you because it is such an absurd statement.…”