For Immediate Release: Saturday, January 7, 2023
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NARAL Pro-Choice America Responds to U.S. House GOP Electing Rep. Kevin McCarthy as Speaker
Washington, DC — Today, after 14 failed votes and days of chaos on the floor, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives elected Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker.
NARAL Pro-Choice America President Mini Timmaraju released the following statement in response:
“Kevin McCarthy, Jim Jordan—it makes no difference to us. No matter who holds the gavel, every single member of the House GOP majority opposes what 8 in 10 Americans support: the right to abortion. Our mission remains the same: To restore the right to abortion in all 50 states and expand reproductive freedom. Speaker McCarthy, don’t get too comfortable on the dais. Voters are watching.”
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For over 50 years, NARAL Pro-Choice America has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for every body. NARAL is powered by its 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.