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The Center for Reproductive Rights is previewing the Senate confirmation hearings for Trump nominees who pose a threat to reproductive rights. Research, legislative records, public statements, and more can be found at Repro Red Flags: Agency Watch [[link removed]] .

Confirmation Hearings This Week: 2/18 - 2/23

February 20: Office of Management & Budget Deputy Director - Dan Bishop [[link removed]]
In This Role He Could:
* Help make decisions about funding priorities, including funding fake abortion clinics designed to deter patients from having abortions.
* Fast track regulations that restrict abortion, including ones that make it easier for law enforcement to access the medical records of abortion patients and defund Title X health clinics.
* Assist OMB Director Russell Vought—who is avidly anti-abortion and a coauthor of Project 2025—in carrying out Trump's anti-abortion agenda.
Red Flags:
* He is a vocal opponent of abortion, explicitly stating that he thinks "it's wrong to have an abortion in the case of rape or incest."
* As a Member of Congress, Bishop recently cosponsored a national abortion ban and a bill that would enshrine fetal personhood into law, which could jeopardize access to abortion and IVF.
* As a North Carolina State Senator, Bishop authored discriminatory legislation restricting transgender individuals’ use of public restrooms.




Over the Past Two Weeks:

* Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. [[link removed]] was confirmed and sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services, where he is in a position to limit access to medication abortion. During his confirmation hearings, Kennedy made clear his intent to follow President Trump’s anti-abortion policies and promised to defund Title X family planning clinics. He also committed to hiring anti-abortion staff at HHS.
* Pam Bondi [[link removed]] was confirmed and sworn in as Attorney General. In this role, she could attempt to misuse the Comstock Act—a Victorian-era anti-sex law—to try to restrict or eliminate access to abortion nationwide without the approval of Congress.
* Russell Vought [[link removed]] , a Project 2025 co-author and staunch anti-abortion extremist, was confirmed and sworn in as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. In this position, he will have the power to make recommendations to defund federal reproductive health care programs through the President's budget and fast-track anti-abortion regulations.

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