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Warren: Dems will 'suspend the filibuster' to codify Roe |
The Massachusetts senator says if Democrats control all three branches of government in 2025, they can "suspend" the filibuster and pass abortion rights protections into law. |
"We will suspend the filibuster. We have the votes for that on Roe v. Wade," Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on ABC's "The View." She said if Democrats control the White House and both chambers of Congress in 2025, "the first vote Democrats will take in the Senate, the first substantive vote, will be to make Roe v. Wade law of the land again in America." Warren has spoken repeatedly about the need to end the filibuster to overcome the conservative majority Supreme Court and protect not only abortion, but same-sex marriage, contraception and other rights. Ending the filibuster would eliminate the 60-vote threshold and allow a Democratic majority in the Senate to more easily push legislation through to President Biden's desk. While Democrats currently narrowly control the Senate, they don't have enough support for such a move, because of opposition from members including Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.). Neither is running for reelection, but Democrats face an uphill battle winning enough seats to keep the majority. "We can make Roe v. Wade law of the land if we have, and I have to be clear, we've got to have a majority in the House — skinny majority. We can take a really skinny majority in the Senate, I'll take fifty. And a Democrat in the White House. We have those three things we will suspend the filibuster," Warren said. Biden pledged to make Roe v. Wade the "law of the land" during his State of the Union address in March, but is also battling against calls from several dozen Democrats for him to step aside in the 2024 race. |
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter, we're Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health. |
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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, plans to isolate in Delaware |
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President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced Wednesday evening. Biden is "experiencing mild symptoms" and "will be returning to Delaware where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. |
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President Biden's reelection campaign released its first ad hitting Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former President Trump's running mate, over his stance on abortion. The one-minute ad, titled "They Don't Care," was narrated by a Kentucky woman, Hadley Duvall, who was raped starting at 5 years old by her stepfather and got pregnant at 12 years old. "First thing that was told to me when I saw that positive pregnancy test was, you have … |
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A Florida panel approved language that will accompany a November ballot initiative on abortion, saying the initiative will have a negative impact on the state budget, a move the amendment's supporters decried as a politically motivated "dirty trick." The amendment would result in "significantly more abortions and fewer live births per year," and there is uncertainty about whether the amendment will require the state to … |
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The Biden administration is cracking down on companies that make edible THC products that too closely mimic well-known snack brands, warning of the risk such products could pose to young children. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued letters to five companies Wednesday "for illegally selling copycat food products containing delta-8 THC and introducing them into the marketplace," … |
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Middlemen make money, not medicines. |
Over half of every dollar spent on medicines goes to middlemen, like PBMs, insurers and big pharmacies, along with others. They control what medicines you can get and what you pay at the pharmacy. Middlemen are driving medicine costs, and you don't know the half of it. |
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European Commission didn't provide enough information about COVID-19 vaccine deals, EU court says |
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission did not allow the public enough access to information about COVID-19 vaccine purchase agreements it secured with pharmaceutical companies during the pandemic, the EU general court said Wednesday. The decision came a day ahead of a vote at the European Parliament at which European Commission President … |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- Whooping cough on rise in Kentucky, health officials say (Kentucky Today)
- A California medical group treats only homeless patients — and makes money doing it (California Healthline)
- Advocates want tobacco prevention, cessation funding on the agenda for WV special session (West Virginia Watch)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Health advocates target Philip Morris' US launch of heated tobacco (Reuters)
- As GLP-1 sales surge, insulin users fear Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly will move on without them (Stat)
- Angry patients spur new state watchdogs to bring down drug prices (Stateline)
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