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Because I can. Sure, it’s PR, but these women are prepared to do more than posture for the cameras. Also, my new Senator remains awesome:
… The senators showed there is disagreement among them on abortion, reproductive health decisions and even disagreement as to what leadership role women and Congress should play in the debates ahead.
“I’m pro-choice,” Collins said. “But I think those issues should be settled and should not be the main focus of debate. To me those issues, Roe v. Wade, is settled law and I don’t know why we would want to keep bringing those issues up. I think we should be focusing like a laser on job creation, the economy, health care, education, foreign policy, national security. Those issues to me are settled.”
Sen-elect Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., disagreed, saying Republicans put those issues onto the Congressional radar screen.
“I don’t think they are entirely settled,” Warren said, “I have to say I was really shocked that those are powerful issues in 2012. I would like to think those things are settled. But they were forced forward as issues by people who thought that women should not have that kind of access. And boy, if that’s the case, then we better stand up and we better speak out.” …
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