On the recordSeptember 17, 2024
Mr. President, I would note there is one reason and one reason only that the Senate has not passed 100 to nothing a clear, unequivocal Federal protection of IVF: because Senate Democrats cynically chose to object. The Senator from Washington raised all sorts of issues that are, frankly, red herrings. The issues she raised are current State law in multiple States, including Louisiana, including Missouri, including Georgia. Yet, IVF is fully protected and available in those States. Senator Britt and I very consciously focused this bill on issues that could command bipartisan agreement. There is not a word in this bill that any Senator, Democrat or Republican, disagrees with. Understand why the Democrats are objecting. The Democrats are objecting because they do not want to protect IVF in Federal statute. It is cynical because we are 49 days away from Election Day, and they intend to try to scare voters in elections across the country by misleading the voters--I will point out, at the same time that we have a Presidential election. Many of us served with the Vice President, Kamala Harris. I remember Vice President Harris voting again and again and again against border security, against a border wall. Yet, right now, Vice President Harris is spending millions of dollars running ads with pictures of Donald Trump's border wall. It is deeply cynical, and it is because she is running away from her open borders record. The same is true here.…





