Kirsten Gillibrand in Politico.com


On Abortion: Debate is about women's rights, not infanticide

[In a Fox News Town Hall, Gillibrand said], "The debate about whether or not women should have reproductive freedom has turned into a red herring debate." Gillibrand continued, "What happens on Fox News is relevant because they talked about infanticide for six and a half hours, right before President Trump's State of the Union. That is not the debate of what access to reproductive care is in this country," she added.

Gillibrand's most explicit pitch went to female voters: "I am the leading presidential candidate on women's rights today," she said. In the last month, Gillibrand rolled out a slate of policies around reproductive rights and women's health. She waded into a congressional Democratic primary, endorsing the challenger to an anti-abortion-rights Democratic House member in Illinois. She was also the first presidential candidate to commit to a litmus test for judicial nominees by pledging only to nominate judges who consider Roe v. Wade as settled precedent.

Source: Politico.com on Fox News Town Halls with Chris Wallace Jun 2, 2019

On Families & Children: The future was female and intersectional

Fox News' host Chris Wallace asked Gillibrand to explain her tweet from December 2018, when she said the future was "female" and "intersectional."

"We want women to have a seat at the table," Gillibrand said. At that, Wallace jumped in and asked: "What about men?"

"They're already there -- do you not know?" Gillibrand said, greeted by one of the biggest rounds of applause of the night. "It's not meant to be exclusionary, it's meant to be inclusionary," she said.

Source: Politico.com on Fox News Town Halls with Chris Wallace Jun 2, 2019

On Gun Control: NRA is the worst organization in America

[Fox News host Chris] Wallace drilled down on Gillibrand's one-time A-rating from the National Rifle Association -- a group she called the "worst organization in America" on Sunday night. When asked if her shift on the issue was political opportunism, Gillibrand said that it was about "realizing that not every part of this country is like my rural, upstate New York district. We have to look beyond our own backyard," she said. "We must care about others."
Source: Politico.com on Fox News Town Halls with Chris Wallace Jun 2, 2019

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