Today, GOP lawmakers are marking up a bill branded as 'pro-life,' which is being criticized for supporting religious anti-abortion pregnancy centers that allegedly mislead and coerce vulnerable women through non-medical personnel. Opponents argue that true pro-life policies would combat poverty and support families by expanding access to prenatal health care and restoring and permanently expanding the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Since the expiration of the expanded CTC, child poverty has dramatically spiked. The New Democrat Coalition is advocating for the reinstatement and permanent expansion of the CTC as a lifeline for millions of working families. Moreover, extreme Republicans are being accused of hypocrisy for funneling taxpayer dollars to anti-abortion centers without licensed medical staff and attempting to reroute Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) dollars away from the families and children who need them most.
Extreme Republicans claim to care about "Right to Life" but won't protect pregnant women on the brink of death. I spoke against their latest hypocrisy: funneling taxpayer dollars to anti-abortion centers, which don't require licensed medical professionals on staff. https://t.co/rLIHCN86BK
If Republicans were truly pro-life, they would expand the Child Tax Credit to help with child poverty & childcare. Instead, they are pushing their extremist agenda to reroute TANF dollars away from families & children who need it most to deceitful “crisis pregnancy centers.” https://t.co/04LilUVr7Q
Today my GOP colleagues are marking up a bill branded “pro-life.” In reality, it props up religious anti-abortion pregnancy centers where non-medical personnel mislead vulnerable women. Real pro-life policies fight poverty like the #CTC & expand access to prenatal health care. https://t.co/WUeJLzfTYi
Today my GOP colleagues are marking up a bill they brand “pro-life.” In reality, it props up religious anti-abortion pregnancy centers where non-medical personnel mislead vulnerable women. Real pro-life policies fight poverty like the #CTC & expand access to prenatal health… https://t.co/7btB64sJuo
Today my GOP colleagues are marking up a bill they brand “pro-life.” In reality, it props up religious anti-abortion pregnancy centers where non-medical personnel coerce vulnerable women. Real pro-life policies fight poverty like the #CTC & expand access to prenatal health care. https://t.co/7iW2yVaOcR
Since Republicans forced the expiration of the expanded Child Tax Credit, child poverty has dramatically spiked. This is unacceptable. New Dems are dedicated to restoring and permanently expanding this lifeline for millions of working families. https://t.co/BRo0kpAPBF