Kirsten Gillibrand in National Public Radio
On Abortion:
Codify Roe v. Wade; repeal Hyde Amendment
I will only appoint judges and justices that see Roe v. Wade as settled precedent. I will codify Roe v. Wade legislatively. I will look to remove the Hyde Amendment, which is the law that prohibits federal money paying for abortion services in a full
range of health care, particularly for poor low-income women. I will also make sure and guarantee that no matter what state you live in, you will have a right to access full reproductive services, including abortion services.
Source: NPR Morning Edition, "Election 2020: Opening Arguments"
May 23, 2019
On Abortion:
Would look to remove the Hyde Amendment
I will only appoint judges and justices that see Roe v. Wade as settled precedent. I will codify Roe v. Wade legislatively. I will look to remove the Hyde Amendment, which is the law that prohibits federal money paying for abortion services in a full
range of health care, particularly for poor low-income women. I will also make sure and guarantee that no matter what state you live in, you will have a right to access full reproductive services, including abortion services.
Source: NPR Morning Edition: Election 2020 Special Series
May 23, 2019
On Civil Rights:
State of the Union: protest transgender military service ban
The most important political issues of the past year will be on display, not only in what President Trump says in his State of the Union address, but in who will be in the audience.
Lawmakers, along with the president and first lady, pick guests every year to highlight or protest the policies of an administration.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Chris Pappas are bringing guests to protest the transgender military service ban. Gillibrand is bringing Lt. Commander Blake Dremann, the first openly transgender service member to be promoted, and Pappas is bringing
Tavion Dignard, a transgender man and retired Navy veteran. "Denying transgender Americans their right to serve this country is a disgrace," Pappas said, "They deserve equal treatment by their government and the law."
Source: KUOW 94.9 FM (NPR) on 2019 State of the Union
Feb 5, 2019
On Education:
College tuition in exchange for public service
Tell every young person in this country that if you do a year of public service, you could have two years of community college or state school free. We know that we have lots of service industries desperate for young workers.
If you open up public service to those industry groups and incentivize young people to commit a year or two to that, it's going to not only create pipelines into new jobs but change the heart of these kids in a generation.
Source: NPR Morning Edition, "Election 2020: Opening Arguments"
May 23, 2019
On Homeland Security:
Public service for young people would change country's heart
I believe that if you tell every young person that if you do a year of public service, you could have two years of community college or state school free. If you open up public service to all those industry groups and you incentivize young people to
commit a year or two to that, it's going to not only create pipelines into new jobs and careers that will create economic growth, but it changes the heart of the country and the heart of these kids in a generation.
Source: NPR Morning Edition: Election 2020 Special Series
May 23, 2019
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