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duckworth if it weren't for this, he felt strongly by the time coming up on his decision to choose a black woman for the ticket and there weredy reasons it makes sense to choose somebody in national politics the way kamala harris had been and few others on the short list had but the choice to say we will take to make that work tammy duckworth out of the attack and profoundly offensive we are going to practice those short-term politics, i think it is another case study letting your adversary when preemptively because you don't want to lose later on and i would add, a lot of people in biden's orbit believe kamala harris was always going to be the pick, she just made the most sense on a lot of levels and yes biden didn't have a close relationship with her, yes, she attacked biden -- >> and apparently jill biden was not a fan of her attacks, is there nobody else? but it makes the fact that they never deeply grappled with what her role would look like if biden one, if you know from the get-go that would be the vp and you make her the vp pick,id wouldn't you consider one of the implication

during a meeting with us, senator tammy duckworth boy, i us, department of defense is now pro actively planning cooperation between the us national guard and ty, one's defense forces with senator duckworth also recently introduced to bill that further prioritize is tiwana security. as part of u. s. military deployment in the indo pacific region. and i keep, we look forward to closer cooperation on matters of regional security. but taiwan securities routinely challenged by chinese air force sorties into its air defense on each time this happens, the taiwanese air force response, and one form of sima is there at hand to monitor this challenge. shortly after dawn on a southern taiwanese beach, the 1st radio message of the day from taiwan air force warning away chinese aircraft pings through robin suse, phone attention. you've entered our aerospace and are jeopardizing aviation safety turnaround and leave immediately. he could be a hobby plain spot or anywhere in the world, but sue has a more serious pastime. the former navy radar operator has made it his mission to gather days on military

dick durbin and tammy duckworth were not able to be here because there is a vote. i want to think tom vilsack. we became friends when he was governor in iowa. we traveled the state. tom has forgotten more about farming than most people will ever learn. tom talks about how critically important agriculture is to the united states. the reason i am here is to thank american farmers. you feed america. you got us through pandemic. you are the backbone of our country. that is not hyperbole. but you also feed the world. we are seeing with vladimir putin's war in ukraine, you are like the backbone of freedom. i was at a factory down in alabama and they make juggling missiles to help the ukrainians stave off the russians. i pointed out that america is the arsenal of democracy. we always have been. i stand here today to think american farmers who wear the breadbasket of democracy. you really are. every investment banker could leave their job. if every farmer left, we would all starve to death. right now, america is fighting on two fronts. on home, it is inflation and rising p

senator tammy duckworth is in taiwan for this unannounced visit. and as expecteds , they discuss trade and security issues. and thanked duckworth for donation of vaccines during the pandemic as well as for u.s. support on the security front. i want you to listen to this from the taiwan president. >> translator: we look forward to deeper and closer u.s.-taiwan relations in matters of regional security. at the same time to address the challenges of the post-pandemic era. taiwan and the u.s. have reviewed and assessed the many facets of our trade cooperation. >> reporter: china as expected slammed the visit with its embassy in washington saying it firmly opposes it and that the u.s. should, quote, stop all forms of official interactions with taiwan. the visit comes right after the u.s. president's visit to the region and his assertion that the u.s. would intervene militarily if china tries to take taiwan by force. it is a comment that he has made before and quickly down played again by the white house. but tension is rising. in fact monday taiwan's mi

we shouldn't be in the situation. >> senator tammy duckworth, thank you so much for him time for us, i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> that is all in on this thursday night, msnbc prime sides with ali velshi live from revolted excess good evening ali. >> chris, thank you, good evening, and thank you and home for joining us this hour. this picture is worth 1000 more, perhaps more. this is the you've all the leader news today. the date is may 24th 2022. this, of course, is the day, two days ago. it's been 48 hours killing 19 children, and two teachers. here, at the robb elementary school, in texas. today, another death. the grieving husband of one of the slain teacher says died. joe garcia, married to the teacher irma, collapsed, and i today, courting to his family. he was preparing for the funeral of his wife of 24 years. they were college sweethearts. they were high school sweethearts. his death leaves their four children paralyzed. it is a reminder, as if this town needed one, the tuesday's tragedy is not over. the shockwaves will reverberate across this community in, countless ways

delegation led by senator tammy duckworth landed in taipei. the embassy in washington urged the u.s. to stop, quote, all official interactions with taiwan. comes amid heightened tensions in the region especially after president joe biden's controversial comments about american policy towards the island. more now from cnn's christie lustout live in hong kong. >> as a result you have that annoyance factor and you have taiwan drawing ever closer into the orbit of the united states. you have this unannounced u.s. bipartisan congressional visit, a three-day visit taking place right now in taiwan being led by the u.s. senator tammy duckworth. they've already met with the president of taiwan. in fact they met just a few hours ago. as expected they discussed matters of regional security as well as cooperation and trade. and made sure to thank senator duckworth for america's support on security as well as america's donations of covid-19 vaccines throughout the pandemic. i want you to listen to this from the taiwan president. >> translator: we look forw

congressional delegation led by senator tammy duckworth in taiwan for this unannounced surprise three day visit and they discussed economic cooperation, trade, as well as regional security issues. and the president thanked senator duckworth for america's donation of covid vaccines as well as u.s. support in terms of security. listen to this. >> translator: we look forward to deeper and closer u.s.-taiwan relations in matters of regional security. at the same time to address the challenges of the post-pandemic era. taiwan and the u.s. have reviewed and assessed the many facets of our trade cooperation. >> reporter: china slammed this visit with its embassy in washington saying that it firmly opposes it and that the u.s. should, quote, stop all forms of official interactions with taiwan. this visit comes right after the u.s. president's visit to the region and the assertion joe biden made that the u.s. would intervene militarily if china tries to take taiwan by force, a comment he's made before which was quickly downplayed again by the white house. but tensions are rising. monday taiwan

duckworth, they were going to come but there's a vote today in the united states senate and they are unable to be here. one of the most reliable genuine people i've ever worked with and i've been doing this for a few days. i want to thank tom vilsack, we became friends when tom was governor iowa, we traveled the state and tom has forgotten more about farming and most of us learn, i'm sure this room knows as much but the idea, tom talks about how critically important agriculture is to the united states andti every single solity way. the real reason i'm herei is to think american farmers, he feed america, you got us through a pandemic in the backbone of our country. it's not hyperbole but you also need the world and we are seeing putin's war in f ukraine, you're like the backbone of freedom. i was in a fauci not long ago, eight days ago in alabama and they make javelin missiles to help ukrainians stave off the russians, beat them back in aggression and pointedpo out prf points america's democracy, that's what they are. we always have been, the arsenal of democracy. i stand here today t

last week, senator tammy duckworth reached out to the federal trade commission and asked for a study on the infant formula market and the reason behind the consolidation. on top of that, we also saw legislators from both parties reaching out to the usda to figure out what powers that exist to help spur further competition in the market. that will be a topic that we move forward on in the weeks and months ahead is that we really have to bring more players into this space and we have to encourage diversification of operations within these players as well. we cannot allow one manufacturing plant to have this command over the supply. we have to really take a holistic approach across the sector. to your earlier point, we really have to be supportive of a wide range of policies that support new parents. everything from increase prompting -- increased funding for the wic program to paid leave. it will not be the immediate solution, but we have to recognize that over decades the manufacturers have built a customer base through very aggressive marketing including free samples and presence in

duckworth. if not for this. i think that he and his advisors. i felt strongly by the time he was coming up on his decision that he really needed to choose a black woman for the ticket and that and that there were reasons why it made sense to choose somebody who had been road tested in national politics the way kamala harris had been and very few other people on the short list i had but the choice to say we're gonna take tammy duck worth out of consideration because of this attack that we think is bogus and and profoundly offensive, but we're just gonna practice those kinds of defensive short-term politics. i think again, it's another case study in sort of letting the other letting your adversary win preemptively because you don't want to lose later on what i would just add. a lot of people in biden's orbit believe kamal harris was always going to be the pact that it was a fadedcom believe that she would just made the most sense for on a lot of levels and you know, yes abide did not have a close

duckworth visited the island to discuss security. beijing claims the self—ruled island of taiwan as its own. the first funerals for the 19 children and two adults killed in a school shooting in uvalde, texas have taken place, one week on from the shooting. president biden vowed action on gun reform on sunday. will grant has been speaking to one of the families now facing a future of unimaginable grief. there is grief and then there is the grief of losing a child. come on, ok. further still the grief of losing a child in these most awful of circumstances. she was just loved. alithia ramirez was one of the 19 children killed by a gunman inside her classroom as an ordinary school day at uvalde descended into horror. a week on, her parents, jess and ryan, are still struggling to comprehend their loss. i haven't able to, like, eat or sleep or drink and it'sjust affecting me really, really bad. like, she was my best friend and she looked a lot like me. i would always tell her like, she is my twin and she would always smile. and it'sjust

the phone rang and it was tammy duckworth she was my colleague in the senate and as a member of the house and told me she was going to have a baby. i cannot believe it. we have known one another since a few weeks after her terrible crash in iraq. i knew what she had gone through with surgeries and recovery and i encouraged her to run for office and am glad i did. she is the voice of the military of veterans and one of the most powerful voices in the united states senate. when she told the story of those two little girls born through the process of in vitro fertilization and i am fortunate as a grandfather to have to in vitro babies on —- grandbabies i'm glad there was science to help my daughter deliver those beautiful kids. republican lawmaker and idaho said he is open to banning certain forms of birth control if this decision goes forward in the supreme court. with emergency contraception and iud. state-by-state, legislator by legislator will decide what is acceptable when it comes to contraception. people say you are exaggerating. before griswold the regulation of contraception in th

duckworth, she was my colleague in the united states senate and she was going to be my colleague in the united states senate, she was a member of the house of representatives and she told me she was going to have a baby. i couldn't believe it. we have known one another since a few weeks after her fatal crash, terrible crash of a helicopter, i had known what she had gone through, surgery, recovery, i was the one who encouraged her to run for office and i'm glad i did. she has become the voice of the military, the voice of veterans and one of the most powerful voices in the united states senate and when she told the story of those two little girls born through the process of in vitro fertilization it struck home as a grandfathered have two in vitro grand babies, love them to pieces, glad there was a science achievement available to help my daughter deliver those beautiful kids. republican lawmaker in idaho said he is open to banning certain forms of birth control if this decision goes forward in the supreme court, including plan b emergency contraception, think about that. state-by-st

when i was driving to an event in bloomington, the phone rang and it was tammy duckworth. she was going to be my colleague in the united states senate. she was a member of the united states house of representatives. and she told me she was going to have a baby. i couldn't believe it. tammy and i had known each other since a few weeks after her fatal crash -- i should say, her terrible crash of the helicopter in iraq. and i had known what she had gone three, the surgeries and and recovery and i was the one who encouraged hadder to run for -- encouraged her to run for office. i'm glad she did. she has become one of the most powerful voices in the united states senate. when she told the story about those two little girls born through the process of in vitro fertilization, it struck home. i'm fortunate as a grandfather to have two in vitro grandbabies. i love them to babies and thank goodness that there was a science achievement available to help my daughter deliver these beautiful kids. a republican lawmaker in idaho says he's open to banning certain forms of birth control if

the phone rang and it was tammy duckworth. she was my colleague in the senate wand she was going to be my colleague in the united states senate. she was a member of the house of representatives and told meshe was going to have a baby i couldn't believe it . tammy and i have known one another since a few weeks after her fatal crash or i should say terrible crash out of a helicopter in iraq. i have known what she had gone through. surgeries and recovery and i was the one who encouraged her to run for office and i'm sure glad she did. she has become the voice of the military, the voice of veterans fand one of the most powerful voices in the step senate and when she told the story about those two little girls born through the process of in vitro fertilization i was fortunate enough as a grandfather to have two in vitro grandbabies. i love them to pieces and i'm grateful there was a science achievement available to help my daughter delivered those beautiful kids. the republican lawmaker in idaho said he's open to banning certain fo

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they are led by do a senator, tammy duckworth, and they had a meeting with the taiwan president. earlier today. as expected, they discussed economic cooperation, regional security issues, as well as straight. in that meeting we heard from tammy would. she said she thank senator duckworth for america's donations of covid-19 vaccines are in the pandemic. as well as american support on security. here is the taiwan president. >> we look for it to closer and deeper u.s. taiwan relationships him as international security. at the same time, to just a town hit the post pandemic era china and u.s. have reviewed in the sense the many facets of our trade cooperation. >> while china has been reacting angrily to the visit, saying that it firmly opposed these surprise stop over the statement we heard from the spokesperson at the chinese embassy in the u.s.. saying the following, quote, we urge the u.s. side to earnestly abide by the one china principle in the three u.s. communiquÉs to handle taiwan issues in a cautious a proper way. stop all forms of interracial interaction with taiwan and af

tammy duckworth arrived with a delegation on monday reiterating america's support for taiwan. this comes on the heels of the recent comments by president biden, saying the u.s. would intervene militarily if china were to invade. beijing sees taiwan as a province. in a statement the embassy in washington says it firmly opposes the visit. taiwan's foreign ministry says china flew dozens of war planes into the identification zone on monday. >>> who is behind the unprecedented supreme court leak? investigators are digging deep, and they might even snag clerk's cell phones to try to find out. ("this little light of mine") - [narrator] in the world's poorest places, they're shunned, outcast, living in pain. you can reach out and change the life of a suffering child right now. a surgery that takes as little as 45 minutes and your act of love can change a child's life forever. please call or visit operationsmile.org now. thousands of children are waiting. you see, son, with a little elbow grease, you can do just about anything. thanks, dad. that's right, robert. and it's never too ear

with us now, tammy duckworth in illinois. thank you so much for being here. have you heard the calls for action. what are democrats prepared to do? >> well, we are prepared to pass legislation at least put it on the floor that would enshrine a woman's right to reproductive choice, that we are willing to put on the floor and hold people accountable. you need to vote on this whether or not wimbledon should be in control of their bodies. i think that we should codify roe v. wade into law, to access privacy rights over your own body and your decision as to what you want to do with your body. >> but the bill to codify roe to protect abortion rights honored 46 votes in the senate this past february, far from the votes needed to pass. it's not even 50 votes needed if you got rid of the filibuster. right? is this more than symbolic? >> no, it is something we need to do and if we don't pass it now, we will keep working at it and hemming our way at it until we do get it passed. obviously, what has happened is the supreme court indicated they're about to rip away you kn

. >>> tammy duckworth met with taiwan's president this morning. china's u.s. embassy saying it firmly opposes the visit and urged the u.s. to avoid sending what it calls the wrong signals. remember in a news conference during his trip to asia, president biden alarmed china by saying the united states would intervene militarily if china tried to take taiwan by force. >>> jill biden graces the cover of har per's bizarre magazine. it's the first time in the magazine's history the first lady has appeared on the first cover. mrs. biden saying when she and the president disagree, they don't hash it out in front of the secret service. instead, they argue it out by text. ana cabrera picks up our coverage right now. >>> hello. thank you for being here. one week later, we are still piecing together what exactly happened on the day a gunman terrorized a texas elementary school for more than 70 minutes. more disturbing audio is surfacing from the day. this time of what appears to be a child saying they had been shot. listen to this. >> are you injured? >> i got shot.

duckworth and dianne feinstein, they are all on board with this bill, and then in the house you have jerry nadler, david sisson nini of rhode island, the former mob lawyer, katie porter of california, ro khanna, silicon valley -- they have all close cosponsor legislation. there hoping if they do that you won't open wikipedia to find out what happened with every other country in the history tried this. they definitely don't want you looking at the history of the soviet union and that is why that history is no longer taught in schools. instead, they want you to watch reports like this and in fear give them total control over your economy. >> the shifting and shrinking school lunch menu. supply chain disruptions and the spiraling cost of key ingredients has forced school districts to pull back or make substitutions. at some schools, no more hamburgers or chicken patty sandwiches due to problems and the price of buying bonds and ketchup, a new service of school districts nationwide reveals 97% of meal programs reported challenges with higher costs, while 98% acknowledge problems getting

tammy duckworth, a war hero, knocked it out of the park in the vetting issue, except one issue, she was born overseas to o one parent who was an american citizen and one who was not. biden's advisers say we think we can win a lawsuit for her eligibility but we don't think you should choose her. biden has a painful conversation with duckworth to that effect. she says, mr. vice president, i have beaten every person who has come after me. she uses saltier words not fit for family programming. ultimately, biden doesn't go that direction. another person who went far, biden had a couple of advisers believed if he wanted to lock down that crucial midwestern swing state, she was the one to choose. when you talk about the future, look to 2024 and beyond, we'll be hearing these names again. if joe biden doesn't run again, when you talk to democrats at every level of the party, there is not a consensus or anything close to it that vice president harris would have that nomination. >> to this day there's still a corner, pretty prominent corner that believes biden should have picked whitmer. >> the d

>>> senator tammy duckworth led a delegation to taiwan. the china president firmly opposes, as he usually does. kylie atwood, this is happening because the u.s. is concerned about china's designs on taiwan. what happens now? >> i think the big question to watch here is what more is china going to do, right? so these exercises that they've carried out are obviously tremendously important, significant, because they are bigger than what we've seen china do in this space over the last few months. and they speak to what the secretary of state, tony blinken, said last week, that china is growing more and more aggressive towards taiwan. so it is clear that the biden administration is watching this. they are also watching the possibility that china goes even further, right? cia director bill burns has said that china is preparing to militarily take over taiwan. so when do they do that? what do they need to be able to do that? what does the biden administration do to get in front of it? those are all questions that lay to the feet of biden administ

democratic senator tammy duckworth of illinois reiterates america's support for taiwan during her second visited in a year to the self-governing island claimed by china. duckworth met with taiwan's president following last week's confusion over u.s. policy sparked by comments by president biden abroad. this is a live look at jerusalem. one of the big stories there tonight, israel and the united arab emirates sign a free trade agreement the first of its kind that israel has concluded with a arab country. intentions with israel and u.s. brokered deal by the trump administration in 2020. the first of the so-called abraham accords that israel eventually concluded with four arab nations. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ we can work it out. ♪ we can work it out. ♪ wealth is breaking ground on your biggest project yet. worth is giving the people who build it a solid foundation. wealth is shutting down the office for mike's retirement party. worth is giving the employee who spent half his life with you, the party of a lifetime. ♪ ♪ w

we wanted dick durbin and tammy duckworth. there's a vote in the united states senate and they're unable to be here. they're two of the most genuinely reliable people i've worked with. and i want to thank tom vilsack. some and i became friends. tom has forgotten more about farming than most people will ever learn. i'm sure this room knows as much. but the idea, tom talks about how critically important that agriculture is to the united states in every single solitary way. but the real reason i'm here is to thank the american farmers, thank farmers. you feed america. you got us through a pandemic and you're literally the back bone of our country. it's not hyperbole. but you also feed the world. and we're seeing with putin's war in ukraine, you're like the backbone of freedom. i was at a factory not long ago, eight days ago down in alabama and they make javelin missiles to help the ukrainians stave off the russians, beat them back in their aggression. and i pointed out that the true point that america's a democracy, that's what t

a congressional delegation led by senator tammy duckworth. they stressed the importance of partnership on security as well as economic collaboration. and china slammed and saying that they firmly opposes it and that the u.s. should, quote, stop all forms of official interactions with taiwan. >>> since the beginning of russia's war on ukraine the u.s. has had to navigate without going as far as to provoke russia war. president biden making that clear. >> are you going to send long-range rocket systems to ukraine? >> we're not going to send to uche rocket systems that can vike into russia. >> cnn is reporting that the biden administration is preparing to step up the weaponry by sending advanced long-range rocket systems. russia warned the u.s. will, quote, cross a red line. joining us is natasha bertrand and cnn national correspondent kylie atwood. tell us how if president biden's comments change any of that, natasha? >> so, the short answer is they don't change much. we had heard from sources last week that the administration was prepared to a

. >> senator tammy duckworth, thank you so much for him time for us, i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> that is all in on this thursday night, msnbc prime sides with ali velshi live from revolted excess good evening ali. >> chris, thank you, good evening, and thank you and home for joining us this hour. this picture is worth 1000 more, perhaps more. this is the you've all the leader news today. the date is may 24th 2022. this, of course, is the day, two days ago. it's been 48 hours killing 19 children, and two teachers. here, at the robb elementary school, in texas. today, another death. the grieving husband of one of the slain teacher says died. joe garcia, married to the teacher irma, collapsed, and i today, courting to his family. he was preparing for the funeral of his wife of 24 years. they were college sweethearts. they were high school sweethearts. his death leaves their four children paralyzed. it is a reminder, as if this town needed one, the tuesday's tragedy is not over. the shockwaves will reverberate across this community in, countless ways, for countless weeks, months, an

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last week, senator tammy duckworth reached out to the federal trade commission and asked for a study on the infant formula market and the reason behind the consolidation. on top of that, we also saw legislators from both parties reaching out to the usda to figure out what powers that exist to help spur further competition in the market. that will be a topic that we move forward on in the weeks and months ahead is that we really have to bring more players into this space and we have to encourage diversification of operations within these players as well. we cannot allow one manufacturing plant to have this command over the supply. we have to really take a holistic approach across the sector. to your earlier point, we really have to be supportive of a wide range of policies that support new parents. everything from increase prompting -- increased funding for the wic program to paid leave. it will not be the immediate solution, but we have to recognize that over decades the manufacturers have built a customer base through very aggressive marketing including free samples and presence in

. >> to the senate under paragraph three of the standing rules i hereby appoint the honorable tammy duckworth a senatorfrom the state of illinois to checks, qy checks to make sure that they are doing the job they are supposed to do. but when you catch a mistake and supplies are at risk, it may jeopardize the ability for folks to utilize that. what we are going to promote in louisiana is that we had 2.1 million voters vote in person in the presidential election in 93% of those voted in person. we are going to encourage those to vote in person, so that there is enough supply for those individuals who need to vote by mail or absentee, to be able to utilize that service. sen. klobuchar: thank you very much. senator blunt. sen. blunt: ms. wilcock -- mr. wilcox, let's go to pre-canvassing, which means you can open the absentee or mail in envelope, what else do you do. i do not have much time here, quickly give us a sense of what you do before election day and when you actually count in the pre-canvassing environment? mr. wilcox: thank you. we actually, as vote by males are returned to us we are abl

and i know who wanted to be here also, was durbin and tammy b duckworth. there's a vote in the senate and they're unable to be here. they're two of the most reliable people and genuine i've ever worked with. i want to thank tom. tom and i became friends when tom was governor in iowa. we traveled the state. tom has forgotten more about farming than most people will ever learn. i'm sure this room knows as much. but the idea, tom talks about how critically important agriculture is to the united states in every single, solitary way. the real reason i'm here is to thank american farmers, thank farmers. you feed america, you got us through a pandemic, and you're literally the backbone of our country. it's not hyperbole. put you also feed the world. and we're seeing with putin's war in ukraine, you're like the backbone of freedom. i was at a factory not long ago, eight days ago, down in alabama, and they made javelin missiles to help the ukrainians stave off the russians, beat them back in their aggression. and i pointed out that the proof point that america is t

delegation led by the democratic senator tammy dumb rowe duckworth. reaffirming america's support for taiwan security. of course, china claims control over that self-governing island. the three-tai visit comes as beijing has been flexing military might taiwan's defense ministry reports it once scrambled jets and alerted defense missile systems aftechina send 30 military planes into itsair space. that was yesterday it's beijing's most aggressive show of force we know about towards taiwan sinceanuary china military announced it's conducting exercising as a solemn warning against what china calls its collusion with the united states. >>> china is starting to slowly reopen its two largest cities after months of strict covid rules and crippling lockdowns. yesterday workers in shanghai started taking down these metal fences they kept millions of people trapped in homes largely over the past two months. subway and bus service set to reopen tomorrow. the city reported fewer than 30 new covid cases yesterday. but many restrictions are staying in effect. movie

chuck schumer and senators find stand -- senators feinstein, blumenthal and duckworth. we will continue to look behind the curtain at why we are where we are. thank you. chair: senator blick -- sen. schumer: senator blumenthal. senator blumenthal: thank you to my senate colleagues. i am proud to be here with them today. i was a law clerk for justice blackmun, the author of roe v. wade, shortly after the u.s. supreme court decided 7-2, not even close, 7-2, to make roe v. wade established residence, as it has been for the last 50 years. and we asked every one of the last three appointees, on roe, do you respect established precedent? and every one of them said, we respect established precedent. my question for those men behind those walls is, did you lie to us? and how do you expect the american people to respect you if you lied to them? now, this crass language is absolutely abhorrent. the thought of leaking any document from the supreme court would have been unimaginable to me as a law clerk. but even more unimaginable would have been the language of this draft opinion,

chronicled the dark money running behind this operation on that issue, and i want to thank, in particular, tammy baldwin, who led that report. the d pcc chair who published it, chuck schumer, our leader who led it, and senators feinstein, gillibrand, blumenthal and duckworth. as we fight this, we will continue to look behind the curtain at why we are where we are, thank you. >> thank you to my senate colleagues, all of us democrats for standing strong on this issue. i'm so proud to be with them today. you know, i was a law clerk to justice blackmun, the author of roe v. wade shortly after the united states supreme court decided 7-2, not even close, 7-2 to make roe v. wade establish precedent as it has been for the last 50 years, and we asked every one of the last three appointees on row, do you respect established precedent. in every one of them said, we respect established precedent. my question for those men behind those walls and pillars is, did you lie to us? and how do you expect the american people to respect you if you lied to them? now, this draft language is absolutely abhorrent, the th

i know what to think in particular tammy baldwin who led that report. debbie stabenow the chair who published it, chuck schumer our leader who led it. and senators feinstein, jill brand and blumenthal hirono, anh duckworth. as we fight this, we will continue to look behind the curtain right we are where we are thank you. ask thank you to r's colleagues all of us i'm so proud to be with them today. i was a law clerk to justice blackmun the author of row vly wade shortly after the united state supreme court decided seven -- two, not even close. seven -- two as it has been for the last 50 years. and we asked every one of the last three appointees on row, do you respect established precedent? and every one of them said we respect established precedent. my question for those men come behind those walls and pillars is, did you lie to us? how do you expect the american people to respect you lie to them? now, this is draft language is actually important. the thought of leaking any document from the supreme courtt would have been unimaginable to me as a law cler

democratic senators tammy duckworth and dick durbin chair of the senate judiciary committee spoke in support of the legislation and texas republican senatorjohn cornyn opposing it . >> mister president, tomorrow the united states senate will vote to protect one of the most fundamental freedoms that women have in this country. the freedom to choose whether or not to have an abortion. few decisions are more personal, a few decisions or more private than decisions women make regarding their ownpregnancies . few should be more out of bounds to elected politicians than to the winds of government. but sadly, few rights are in as much peril right now as the fundamental right to choose. if this abominable decision becomes law, women will lose their freedom in so many ways . a giant state step backwards for the united states where expanding freedom has always been our goal and our aspiration. tomorrow's vote will be one of the most important votes we've taken thischamber in decades . because for the first time in 50 years a conservative majority, and extreme conservative majority on the supre