Despite promises to leave abortion to the states, Republicans are using President Trump's first week in office to attack access to reproductive health care. On Thursday, I voted against a bill to criminalize abortion providers, ignore medical experts, and allow politicians to intervene in family medical decisions. This bill purports to prevent infanticide, but in reality it is a cynical and unnecessary attempt to intimidate health care providers out of providing reproductive care. Doctors are already required to provide appropriate medical care during an abortion, and infanticide is already illegal in every state. Instead, this bill threatens criminal prosecutions for health care workers and forces them to act against their medical judgment.

I am proud to be a member of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus and I will always stand up for families' rights to access the care they need.

January 6, 2021, was a dark day in our nation; one where the future of our democracy stood on a knife’s edge. I am grateful every day that our country survived that moment. We can only ensure that it never happens again by holding those responsible accountable. Our justice system went to great pains to bring as many of those individuals to justice as possible. Unfortunately, Donald Trump’s pardoning of these traitors sends a clear message that violent assault on our democracy is not just tolerated but rewarded.

I spoke from the floor of the House of Representatives this week to condemn this decision and to speak about why it is a grave mistake. You can watch my full remarks above.