so i have to thank senator duckworth. it's unfortunate that we had an objection to her legislation that is so needed. unfortunately in this day and age, but it is. that's where we are today, fighting for women's rights, fighting across this country. finally, my only other question to my colleagues is, i trust women to make this decision. why don't they? thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, madam president. thank you to my colleague from illinois, from nevada, and other senators who are out here to fight for the right for women to have basic health care services in this country. you know, i have said before that republican attacks on reproductive freedom would never stop with roe. they would never stop with abortion. i have said before ivf was at risk. and now it has been so heartbreaking to see that warning become a gut-wrenching reality no women in alabama. and it is absolutely infuriating to see some of the same republicans who support

in fact, a year ago senate democrats tried to pass senator duckworth's bill. senate republicans blocked it. so now it's clear. if colleagues really do support ivf, as so many were spending all weekend claiming, then they're in luck. they're in luck because senator duckworth is going to give them an opportunity to prove it by going on the record and this evening supporting this legislation. and as i say to my friend from illinois, i was thinking of coming over here today because back 30 years ago nobody ever thought we'd have to be out here trying to get started and making sure families had nchlths but what you're doing is so incredibly important, senator duckworth, because with your legislation in america, we will have the necessary protections for women to become mothers using ivf.

i commend duckworth and murray. i strongly support their efforts to strengthen ivf access for all americans. make no mistake about it, mr. president. what happened in alabama is a direct consequence of the hard right maga supreme court's decision to overturn roe roe v. wade, and make no mistake about it there will be other awful restrictive decisions emthatitying from the dobbs -- emanating from the dobbs decision. just like the supreme court decision to overturn roe, there is only one word to describe last week's alabama supreme court decision, shameful. it's shameful that families trying to get pregnant now have to worry access to in vitro fertilization will be taken away. it's channelful that in the 2 -- shameful that in the 21st century women have to travel hundreds of miles for basic health care and doctors fear criminal prosecution just for doing their jobs. it is shameful that the united states has become an embarrassment to the world when it comes to reproductive freedom. it's especially shameful that hard r

duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the presiding officer: senators voting in the affirmative, lee, marshall and paul. senators voting in the negative, butler, cantwell, collins, co

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duckworth: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. ms. duckworth: mr.n closely right now, you can hear the drums of war gain momentum. i know that sound. it's the same sound that led me to deploy to a dusty desert outpost in iraq 20 years ago where i served alongside some of the bravest men and women you could ever meet. it's the same sound that ultimately led me to run for office, a decision i only made after i was shot down in iraq when i found myself searching for a new mission to serve my nation. i found that mission in giving a voice to every veteran who had much answering their nation's call to serve. and i found it in speaking up for the active duty troops still waking up in dusty base camps throughout the middle east. still serving tour after tour, bleeding, even dying, thousands of miles away because they had sworn an oath to defend the country they loved no matter what it cost them. and that sound is why a few minutes ago i wheeled myself to this desk with the same purpose that took me first to battle, then the campaign trail. and that is to h

there's a plan to block duckworth's bill. let's bring back our panel audie cornish, ron brownstein, kate bedingfield, and geoff duncan are all here with us. i want to show all of you how republicans qin's are talking about this because this is one of those situations and this happens a lot in washington duckworth is planning to bring this bill up in the senate. it's likely it will only take one person to object to it and make it so that it doesn't go forward. it's pretty common to do that on things that are unplanned in terms of the floor. but this is obviously such an emotional issue. here's how republicans answered some of the questions that our team put to them on the hill yesterday. watch >> and i support ivf. i've got family members going through ivf. it's a way to build a family. you know, a lot of people go through ivf and it's their opportunity to have a baby think i completely supported, but i'm for ivf. i mean, i'm pro ivf and it's protected and law missouri and my states. and i think should be everywhere. i'll look

so today, senate democrats, led by tammy duckworth of illinois, are planning to force a vote on a bill that would establish a right to access reproductive technology, including ivf. >> republican senators lindsey graham and josh hawley have already voiced their support. meanwhile, in alabama, lawmakers are drafting bills in the house and senate to protect ivf. president biden's top health official visiting the state yesterday. >> this is what happens when you when you take away rights that people had for 50 years. >> now you find the consequences go way beyond just abortion at the alabama state house today, hundreds of women and families are expected to gather to show support for restoring ivf treatments. >> they argue republicans who call themselves pro-life should be supporting families trying to have children. >> and as for senator duckworth's bill here in washington, her opponents say this issue should be handled at the state level, not the federal level. >> andrew. >> all right, more to come. perry. thank you. the us army is downsizing. it's cutting 24,000 positions. that's about

duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. the clerk: mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. the clerk: mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, booker, brown, butler, cardin, ca

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duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. is schmitt, no. mr. scott of florida, no. mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. ms. butler, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. sanders, aye. vote: the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 54. the nays are 43. the motion is -- is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, amy m. baggio of oregon to be united states district judge for the district of oregon. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. mr. cornyn: on sunday night, three of our colleagues received a much anticipated text of what has become known a

senator duckworth, thank you for joining us this evening. first i want to ask your reaction to president biden launching these retaliatory air strikes on these iran-linked targets not in iran but in iraq and syria. >> i think the president thread the needle in terms of showing the commitment of the united states to retaliating against those who might dare to injure american troops abroad. i find the size of the attacks, 80 plus targets, using the bombers was a clear indication of our military might and our commitment to that. but also he thread the needle by making sure we did not escalate this into a full-blown all out war first by telegraphing and letting folks know we don't want a war but also by attacking sites that are in iraq and in syria, not attacking tehran as some of my colleagues have very carelessly called for. i thought that this was a good first step, and we'll wait to see what else he has in store for these folks who dare to attack u.s. troops. >> steenator, if you're telegraphing you don't want a war, how much of a deterrence

i want to bring in democratic senator tammy duckworth of illinois to discuss the duckworth, how do you reconcile speaker johnson saying that ivf should be legal and protected. and at the same time supporting the life at conception act, which as i understand it would declare frozen embryos to be people >> well, you can't believe how i mean, bottom line >> the point >> is, republicans have been talking for decades to define life as beginning at the point of a fertilization of the egg. so you can't have it both ways. they can't go after women and hey, we don't trust women to make decisions about their own reproductive health care. and we're going to define a fertilized egg is a human being would personhood rights. and at the same time, because they know that ivf is highly popular among american people, say, oh, except for ivf, you can't have it both ways. and so what i say, the american people listen to republicans when they tell you exactly who they are, they believe life begins at the moment, an egg is fertilized, which makes it completely unable to be reconciled with ivf treatments, wh

duckworth, aye. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. mr. king, aye. mr. warnock, aye. mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. mr. manchin, aye. mr. kennedy, no. vote: the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. cardin, aye. mr. padilla, aye. ms. butler, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. plumen that will -- mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye u. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the . the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. ms. hirono, aye. mr. graham, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. mr. daines, no. mr. risch, no. the cl

democrat tammy duckworth of illinois who lost both of her legs while serving in iraq and concede her two daughters with the help of ivf. senator duckworth introduced a bill to protect the right to in vitro fertilization in all 50 states and republicans blocked the bill from ever coming to a vote. not a single republican senator supported that bill. >> it's been crickets since the alabama ruling. now, let's make it clear, republicans will say whatever they need to say to try to cover themselves on this, but they have been clear and donald trump has been the guy leading this effort to eliminate women's reproductive rights and reproductive choice. so, this is the next step. by the, way not a single republican has reached out to me on the bill. >> republicans are also opposed to contraception and what some of them call recreational sex, which invites the question, if it's not recreational what is it? professional? such are the twisted perversion's of the republican mind in the house of representatives where 195 house republicans voted against the right to contraception act. that is right

senator duckworth is an iraq war veteran who suffered grave injuries in combat in 200a.er two children were conceived through ivf. the bill she has proposed would require unanimous consent in orderfor it to pass, and although many republican lawmakers have registered disappointment over the alabama ruling, at least one conservative senator is expected to object. amy yurkanin — senior health reporter in alabama from ai.com. reporter in alabama from al.com. what some republican senators and lawmakers this week talking about the ruling from the supreme court saying, don't worry about it we will get it sorted. our people in alabama reassured? mat get it sorted. our people in alabama reassured? ., , ., , reassured? not everyone is reassured- _ reassured? not everyone is reassured. right _ reassured? not everyone is reassured. right now - reassured? not everyone is reassured. right now the l reassured? not everyone is - reassured. right now the legislature and lawmakers are indeed trying to put together a fix for this problem. but it is unclear right now whether the laws that

our exclusive interview with senator tammy duckworth. plus analysis from our powerhouse round table. >> martha: two years of war. >> america stands up for freedom. we never bow to anyone. ukraine suffers losses against russia as funding from the u.s. dries up. the casualties are one after another. you can see that line of ambulances there. we report from inside ukraine, and white house national security adviser jake sullivan joins us. plus -- >> we have lived experiences to bring to the table, and having that prepresentation in the senate i think is vital. >> martha: rachel scott speaks to three women trying to shatter glass ceilings in 2024. >> martha: good morning, and welcome to "this week." as we come on the air this morning, former president donald trump is one step closer to securing the gop nomination for the white house. last night he easily won the south carolina primary defeating his one remaining challenger, nikki haley, in her home state by 20 points. haley has vowed to remain in the race through super tuesday on march 5th, b

. >> reporter: beyond alabama, in washington senator tammy duckworth used ivf to have both her children introduced a bill to protect the procedure nationwide. but it was blocked by a republican. legal experts caution even state laws might not be enough. >> there's a possibility that whatever the legislature does will be challenged as violating the rights of fetal persons. >> reporter: at least 16 states have proposed personhood bills that account impact access to ivf treatments. florida lawmakers postponing their legislation just this week amid concerns it could it impact the procedure. >> do you need a bowl -- >> reporter: houston is holding onto hope for another child amid her cancer struggle. vi and henry give her ultimate joy. >> they're awesome. being a mom is awesome. >> reporter: what if you don't have that opportunity again? >> it will be devastating. obviously an embryo transfer doesn't mean it's a guarantee that you'll end one a baby -- but without that there's no hope of us having a baby. >> reporter: alabama's republican governor, kay ivey, says she supports legislation that

and joining us now is democratic senator tammy duckworth of illinois. she's a member of the armed services committee, the committee on foreign relations, and an iraq war veteran. thank you so much, senator, for joining us first on this solemn day as someone who has personally been wounded and has lost friends in battle, i want to get your thoughts about what we're about to witness as these fallen soldiers return home. >> well, you're going to see a terrible beauty, that's how i've always described these moments. whether it's the dignified transfer or ceremony at arlington cemetery. i'm heartbroken for the three service members, sergeants rivers, sanders, and moffett, as well as their families. but you're going to see them brought home to their loved ones so that they can be laid to rest and be receiving of the thanks of our grateful nation for their service and sacrifice. >> the u.s. believes an umbrella group of iranian-backed militias known as the islamic resistance in iraq is responsible for their deaths. you have said the message we send to iran mus

next week, but on capitol hill in washington, republicans have blocked a vote on senator tammy duckworth'sill to protect nationwide access to ivf. >> well, the spring break season is nearly upon us, and this year could see some big changes for those college kids headed to florida. in some places, the drinking age and the prices will be raised. here's abc's andrea fujii. >> the beaches of south florida have long been a spring break destination. but violence in years past is prompting law enforcement to take new action this year. >> come here. enjoy. but don't come here looking for trouble. we've had enough. >> last spring break, miami beach saw two deadly shootings and some 600 arrests at a time when the city's holiday slogan was come on vacation, don't leave on probation. this year, a new warning to visitors. we're breaking up with spring break. >> we won't allow for some people to come here to disrupt our way of life, ruin it for the residents who live here, and ruin it for people who just want to come here and have a good time. >> in addition to more police patrols, this year, the city p

. >> illinois senator tammy duckworth and pennsylvania congresswoman susan wild have introduced a bill called the access to family building act. it would establish ivf and other fertility treatments as a right for patients and doctors. >> everyone deserves access to the full range of assisted reproductive technologies to help them start or grow their families, including treatments like in vitro fertilization. >> 42% of adults in the us say they've used fertility treatments or know someone who has in texas, the search for 11 year old audrey cunningham is focusing on a man who lives on her father's property. >> police say don macdougall was the last person seen with audrey before she was reported missing last week. after failing to catch her bus to school. investigators have been searching a lake 60 miles north of houston after finding a backpack in the area, macdougall . >> i am not giving up hope that we'll be able to bring audrey home. so yes, i am hoping that she is still alive and we're going to work just as hard to make sure that we do everything that we can to try to bring her hom

nrah. >> omar villafranca, thank you. >>> tonight democratic senator tammy duckworth says she will bringher fertility treatments to the senate floor tomorrow, trying to put lawmakers on the record for where they stand on the issue. health and human services secretary xavier becerra and democrats argue republicans have gone too far with restricting reproductive care. and today the biden administration's top health official was there in alabama to meet with patients and doctors impacted by that controversial state supreme court ruling giving embryos the same rights as children. lawmakers in the state are now scrambling to approve legislation to protect access to ivf treatments, and alabama's republican governor says she hopes to have a bill on her desk soon. >>> in tonight's "money watch," the price of a burger and fries could be going up depending on what time of day it is. that's right. fast food giant wendy's says it will introduce surge pricing in 2025 during its busiest hours. well, that's getting a frosty reception as cbs's jo ling kent takes a look at the latest way companies are sq

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. >> reporter: beyond alabama, in washington today, senator tammy duckworth, who used ivf to have both her children, introduced a bill to protect the procedure nationwide. but it was blocked by a republican. legal experts caution even state laws might not be enough. >> there is a possibility that whatever the legislature does will be challenged as violating the rights of fetal persons. >> reporter: at least 16 states have proposed personhood bills that could impact access to ivf treatments. florida lawmakers postponing their legislation just this week amid concerns it could impact the procedure. >> do you need a bowl to put those in? >> reporter: houston is holding on to help for another child amid a struggle, her kids give her infinity it in joy. >> it would be devastating. obviously an embryo transfer doesn't mean you'll end up with a baby. but without that, there is no hope of us having a baby. >> reporter: alabama's republican governor kay ivey says she supports legislation that protects ivf and will sign it once it's on her desk. norah? >> janet shamlian, thank you so much. >>> hu

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tonight, democratic senator tammy duckworth says she will bring her bill to protect in vitro fertilization other fertility treatments to the senate floor tomorrow, trying to put lawmakers on the record for where they stand on the issue. health and human services secretary xavier becerra and democrats argue republicans have gone too far with restricting reproductive care and today the biden administration top health official was there in alabama to meet with patients and doctors impacted by that controversial state supreme court ruling giving embryos the same rights as children. lawmakers in the state are scrambling to approve legislation to protect access to ivf treatments, and alabama's republican governor says she hopes to have a bill on her desk soon. in tonight's "money watch," the price of a burger and fries could be going up, depending what time of day it is. that's right, fast food giant wendy's says it will introduce surge pricing in 2025 during its busiest hours. well, it's getting a "frosty" reception as cbs's jo ling kent takes a look at the latest way companies are squeezing co

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and so when you have the reason that senator duckworth can do this on the senate floor. the reason why this continues to be something that gives democrats hope for november is because republicans have kind of haven't even decided where they want to go, going forward to your point, they are embracing a national ban on and there they are winged of evangelicals forces that only two candidates, donald trump, is in a pickle, even though he sounds much different than mike huckabee or ted cruz i don't like whack-a-mole to because they never know when one of the judges that they put on a state court or whatever is going to rule in a way that is going to put abortion right back on the front pages. >> absolutely. republican judges want to get rid of ivf. the republican judges tried to get rid of your right to abortion we had a senate vote on contraception that republic what can senators wouldn't vote for some republicans, anderson vote for they're just wrong on this actual gender politics of his era. and it is going to bite them in the, but again, in 2024, the same way did in 2022

[applause] democratic senator tammy duckworth spoke from the floor about her personal experiences having children through in vitro fertilization and asked unanimous consent for the senate to pass her bill to protect access to other assisted reproductive technology services nationwide. mississippi republican senators objected to the request to saying the bill went too far beyond and ensuring legal access. other democratic senators also weighed in on

duckworth: madam president, i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. lee: there we have it. keep in mind what you just witnessed is i made a motion not to pass this into law, not even a motion to accept this as an amendment into the text. i just asked for consent to call up the amendment and make it pending so that it could be one of the items that we would consider, one of the matters to be voted on, one of the matters that we'd at least have the opportunity to consider and debate on, hopefully and ultimately vote on and ultimately resolve. but i guess that was too much. as my friend and colleague from illinois, acting undoubtedly at the direction of the senate democratic leadership made an objection to calling that up and to make the amendment pending. this is what the rules of the senate that are more than two centuries old have evolved over time, but this is what they're there to do. all these odd terms like cloture, all these procedural votes that we have, they're really designed to maximize the opportunity for each individual senator to make sure

duckworth, aye. mr. thune, no. mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. vote: vote: vote: vote: the clerk: ms. collins, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 56, the nays are 38. the motion is agreed to. the senator from minnesota. ms. smith: i ask unanimous consent that the senate consider the following nominations en bloc -- calendars had 41 and 442. and that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or debate, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and that the -- and that the president be immediate lay notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the question is on the nominations en bloc. all those in favor, say aye. opposed

senator tammy duckworth is expected to try to bring her bill up protecting the right to build a family, to the senate floor. republicans are saying they're going to block it. i'm a proud co-sponsor of the houses counterpart that bill, and we're gonna do everything we can to make sure that that bill gets a vote, including bringing it by a discharge petition if we have to. we're going to hold republicans accountable to this. they are trying to backtrack now. you can hear their tire screeches around the world as they get their talking points memo from the national republican party. but is the first woman and mother in history to represent my district, i don't need anybody to give me a memo on how to talk. about women's reproductive freedom it's a deeply personal issue. it belongs with women and their doctors themselves and not with these politicians in washington who can't even understand the basic biological concepts of how this works. it's been painful trying to listen to them twist themselves into knots about how they can support these bills and also ivf at the same time. again, we don

> we are talking about the state level but at the federal level we saw a effort by senator tammy duckworth on ivf to conceive her first -- two dollars, to enshrine ability to have ivf. do you see some kind of federal legislation? >> i think it is a number of things. it is an incredible step. an important piece in the puzzle. there are some state constitutions that we will have to get fixed, similar to what we have in alabama. that federal legislation has gained a lot of ground. we are strongly supporting it. we need to get past. >> we mentioned a lot of what we have seen since the fall of roe v. wade. where do you see this ruling in terms of the trend we have seen since then when it comes to reproductive rights? >> this is been on the radar all along. it has been on the back burner. this court ruling has brought it to the forefront. we have seen some governors say they support ivf. others have said we need to study it. i concerns me greatly. i think we will have our work cut out for ourselves in many states. >> that is the ceo of the national infertility organization. thank you so much for

senator tammy duckworth is expected to try to bring her bill up protecting the right to build a familyate floor. republicans are saying they're going to block it. i'm a proud co-sponsor of the houses counterpart that bill, and we're gonna do everything we can to make sure that that bill gets a vote, including bringing it by a discharge petition if we have to. we're going to hold republicans accountable to this. they are trying to backtrack now. you can hear their tire screeches around the world as they get their talking points memo from the national republican party. but is the first woman and mother in history to represent my district, i don't need anybody to give me a memo on how to talk. about women's reproductive freedom it's a deeply personal issue. it belongs with women and their doctors themselves and not with these politicians in washington who can't even understand the basic biological concepts of how this works. it's been painful trying to listen to them twist themselves into knots about how they can support these bills and also ivf at the same time. again, we don't have to r

. >> another female democratic senator tammy duckworth of illinois confirmed democrats believe this couldgn issue. >> donald trump has been the guy leading this effort to eliminate women's reproductive rights and reproductive choice. so this is the next step. >> even though republican leaders starting with former president trump say they support in vitro fertilization. >> i'm calling on the alabama legislature to act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of ivf in alabama and i'm sure they are going to do that. >> the republican senate campaign arm jumped on the issue by sending out this memo on friday urging that, quote: it is imperative that our candidates align with the public's overwhelming support for ibf vf. called a please blessing for many moms and dads who have struggled with fertile. south carolina senator lindsey graham says democrats are hoping to make this election a referendum on fertility clinics. >> the reason they are talking about abortion is they can't talk about anything else. if they can't scare the hell out of you about us, they are going

the bill was introduced by tammy duckworth of illinois who sought to pass it by unanimous consent ina state supreme court ruling. hyde-smith said the bill goes too far. take a listen. >> i support the ability for mothers and fathers to have total access to ivf and bringing new life into the world. i also believe human life should be protected. these are not mutually exclusive. let's be clear about what the alabama case is about. this was a case brought by families whose human embryos were killed when an unauthorized individual walked into the fertility clinic through an unsecured door, removed several human embryos, and dropped them, causing their deaths. the court's holding in favor of the parents found that these frozen human embryos are children under alabama law. it did not ban ivf, nor has any state banned ivf. the bill before us today is a vast overreach that is full of poison pills that go way too far. >> joining us now, former white house director of communications to president obama and the director of communications for hillary clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, jen palm