In her op-ed, Sen. Shaheen wrote:
“This week the Senate will not be taking up legislation to lower health care or prescription drug costs. Nor will we be allowed to vote on bills to combat the opioid epidemic. Sadly, we also will not address climate change, raising wages or any of the other critical kitchen table issues calling out for our attention.
“Instead, Republican leader Mitch McConnell prioritized a series of votes (that ultimately failed) aimed at limiting women's access to abortion and jailing doctors who provide constitutionally protected health care services for women around the country.
“Yes, you read that right: The GOP wanted to jail doctors who perform abortions. The bills, if they had become law, would have allowed judges to sentence doctors to up to five years in prison.”
Mitch McConnell is leaving his mark on America by blocking all progressive legislation and undermining democratic institutions. And he protected Trump from having to face a fair trial for any of his corrupt, criminal actions.
We need to know now what engaged Democrats think:
