48 US Senators: 'We Will Vote to Block Any Radical, Pro-abortion Agenda'

Raymond Wolfe : Feb 8, 2021
LifeSiteNews.com

"I'm glad to have 47 of my pro-life Senate colleagues join me in this fight. We're in the fight for life together." -Sen. Steve Daines

[LifeSiteNews.com] Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, and 47 other senators sent a joint letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Friday, pledging to fight any attempts to undermine federal pro-life policy. (Image: Pixabay)

"We have a message for Democratic Leader Schumer: we will vote to block any radical, pro-abortion agenda," Sen. Daines said. "I'm glad to have 47 of my pro-life Senate colleagues join me in this fight. We're in the fight for life together."

All Republican senators—with the exception of Sens. Lisa Murkowsi (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME)—added their signatures to the letter, which follows a similar statement by 200 House Republicans last month. No Democrats joined either letter.

The senators' statement was endorsed by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and several major pro-life groups, including the Susan B. Anthony List, the Family Research Council, and the Center for Family and Human Rights.

"We are united in our resolve to guard against any changes to Federal law that would unsettle nearly half a century of bipartisan consensus against taxpayer funding for abortion on demand, or otherwise threaten the lives of unborn children," the letter reads.

"Accordingly, we are committed to vote against the advancement of any legislation that would eliminate or weaken the Hyde Amendment or any other current-law pro-life protections," it continues... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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