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rights. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening. good evening everyone. good evening. thank you. thank you. please have a seat. thank you, thank you all. can we please prod amanda for her extraordinary, extraordinary courage. we who are active in this space of this movement probably remember amanda it was one of the first women during this phase of this movement to speak

publicly about her experience. the courage she has shown content i've been with her and states across our country as she helps people understand the reality of all of this. i have met so many women like her, who in these months and couple of years to really have been so selfless and telling such a personal story in a way that's fully intended to benefit people they may never meet. so amanda, thank you always for who you are. thank you. i want to thank president jessica mackler. thank you for your leadership of this powerful organization. and to the board of directors of emily's list including my sister maya harris. and i will also acknowledge all the elected officials and members of congress who are in the room tonight.

including senator and former president of emily's list. thank you also to the members of our administration who were here. so i also must congratulate tonight rising star michigan state senator sarah anthony. you will hear from her soon. rising star, rockstar and of course we are emily ana re- an extraordinary american who has given herself in service in every way and a dear friend senator tammy duckworth. congratulations. so for almost four decades emily's list has helped elect leaders in the fight for

reproductive freedom. and today because of emily's list we have more pro-choice women governors than any time in history. we have more pro-choice women in the united states congress than at any time in history. and yes, with the support of emily's list i am proud to be the first woman elected vice president of the united states. emily's list was built for this moment. emily's list was built for this moment. this fight for freedom. the fundamental freedom of a woman to make decisions about her own body and not have her government telling her what to do.

two weeks ago, last week the united states supreme court decided to overturn roe v wade that decision was leaked two years ago last week. most of us remember where we were when we heard the news about the leak. the highest court in our land the court of our bg wasn't prepared to take a constitutional right that has been recognized from the people of america from the women of america. two years ago i stood on the stage at this very gala and said what we were all feeling that evening. how dare they. how dare they. that evening i also made a prediction overturning a rope would be the opening shot in a

full on assault state-by-state on reproductive freedom and that is exactly what is happened. rope was indeed overturned and in states across our nation extremists have proposed and passed laws to criminalize doctors and to punish women. laws that threaten doctors and nurses of prison time simply for providing reproductive care. laws that make no exception for rape and incest. even trying to revive laws from the 1800s and understand as amended said who is to blame. former president donald trump did this. donald trump handpicked three members of the united states supreme court because he intended for them to overturn

roe and as he intended they did. now many of you may recall i have served on the judiciary committee in united states senator. i question two of those nominees. to one of them i asked and i'm going to quote myself. [laughter] can you think of any laws that would give the government the power to make decisions about the mail body? and you probably remember he had no good answer. and now, because of donald trump more than 20 states have abortion ban. more than 20 trump abortion bands. the most recent, in florida, or another trump abortion ban just went into effect. a band so extreme it applies

before many women even know they are pregnant. which, by the way tells us these extremists either don't know how a woman's body works or they just don't care. or they just don't care. trump said he wants to leave abortion up to the state. all right, so here's how that works out. today one in three women of reproductive age in america lives in a state with a trump abortion ban. many with no exception for rape or incest. now as many of you know i started my career as a prosecutor. but what many of you may not know is why. so, when i was in high school i learned one of my best friends is being molested by her stepfather and i said to her eve got to come stay with us for a called my mother, she was at

work my mother said of course she has to come stay with us and she did. so the idea that someone who survives a crime of violence to their body, a violation of their body would not have the authority and ability to make a decision about what happens to their body next, that is immoral. that is immoral. and i know we all agree. one does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree that the government should not be telling her what to do with her body. and let us understand the impact of these bands. the horrific reality that women

are facing in our country every single day. women like amanda is lives and health have been put at risk after being denied medical care. women who as a result of these bands are losing access to basic healthcare and clinics across our country. you know, i am proud to be the first vice that a reproductive health clinic. and we all know these clinics provide critical services. breast cancer screenings, contraceptive care.

>> in fact, he brags about it. he has said the collection of abortion bans in the state is, quote, working the way it's supposed to. next week he said in an interview, states have the right to monitor women to enforce these bans and women for seeking out abortion care. so emily's list, the contrast in this election could not be more clear. donald trump has said the government should decide whether women can access abortion care whereas we say the government should never come between a

woman and her doctor. [cheers and applause] and as much harm as he has already caused, a second trump term would be even worse. his friends in the united states congress are trying to pass the national abortion plan, national ban that would let's be clear outlaw abortion in every single state even in states like new york and california and now he wants us to believe he will not sign a national ban, well, enough of the gaslighting, enough with the gaslighting because we all know if donald trump gets the chance, he will sign a national abortion ban. [applause] >> and how do we know? well says the former courtroom trial lawyer, let's follow the

facts. congress tried to pass a national abortion ban in 2017, remember? and the then president trump endorsed it and promised to sign it if it got to his desk and in an interview last week he seemed perfectly fine with a national ban that would make ivf illegal across the country. well, the great maya angelo once said, when someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time. donald trump has told us who he is and here is what a second trump term would look like. more bans, more suffering and less freedom. but we are not going to let that

happen because their best interest. for nearly 40 years, you have upheld a mission to help elect pro-choice women and today i say to everyone here as this emily's family, we need you now more than ever. this november, reproductive freedom is on the ballot. and you individually have the power to protect those rights. it is your power that will help us win a pro-choice majority in the united states house of representatives. [applause]

>> it's your power that will help us defend a pro-choice majority in the united states senate. [cheers and applause] and it is your power that will send joe biden and me to the white house. [cheers and applause] and when congress passes the law that restores the re productive of freedom, our president will sign it into law. so just watch, donald trump was the one who ended roe v. wade. joe biden will be the president who restores it. and so emily's list we thank for all your work i say, momentum is on our side, let us not be deterred, momentum is on our side.

since roe was overturned every time reproductive freedom is on the ballot, the people of america have voted for freedom, from kansas, to california, kentucky, michigan, montana, vermont and ohio, the people of america have voted for freedom and not by a little but by overwhelming majority. proving also that this is not a partisan issue proving this is not a partisan issue and proving that the voice of the people has been heard by overwhelming margins and this the voice of the people will be heard. so today i ask, emily's list, are you ready to have your voices heard? [cheers and applause] >> do we trust women?

do we believe in reproductive freedom? do we believe in the promise of america? and are reready to fight for it? and when we fight, we win. god bless you and god bless the united states of america, god bless you. ♪ ♪ ♪ friday night watch c-span 2024 campaign trail, providing one stop shop to discover what the candidates across the country are say to go voters along with firsthand accounts. watch c-span 2024 campaign trail friday night at 7:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at

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is highlight from the key moment. >> something else i saw firsthand wasn't a surprise to me but it was the outpouring love from you, my colleagues, both republican and democrat. i know right after the shooting we were practicing and democrats were practicing too and my colleague and friend and sometimes arch rival and baseball from back home in new orleans, unfortunately the star too many times, somehow figured which hospital i was sent to and got there probably the first person there on the scene in his baseball uniform to check on me. so many others of you, again, both republican and democrat reached out in ways that i can't express the gratitude of how much it means to me, jennifer and her whole family. it really does show the warm side of congress that very few people get to see. >> c-span, powered by cable.

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