AOC Dunks on Republican Who Said Abortion Isn’t an Economic Issue
"Forcing poor and working-class people to give birth against their will...is a profound economic issue," the New York lawmaker said.
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For months, Republicans have been claiming that voters in the upcoming midterm elections don’t care that the Supreme Court ripped away federal abortion rights—they are upset about inflation and the economy at large. (This larger argument has been trotted out for years, but it’s especially egregious now that Roe v. Wade is gone.)
It’s a red herring, of course, because abortion is absolutely an economic issue. We’ve seen the claim on the campaign trail, cable news, local news, and now in a Congressional hearing—and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) wasn’t going to let it stand.
On Thursday, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing titled “Examining the Harm to Patients from Abortion Restrictions and the Threat of a National Abortion Ban.” That potential ban, of course, is the legislation Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced earlier this month that would ban abortion at 15 weeks nationwide, but still let earlier, more restrictive bans stay in effect.
Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-Kansas) said he was upset that the committee was holding its third hearing on abortion this year, when it could be conducting oversight on the White House’s actions on the economy and energy policies. (LaTurner’s statement begins at 2:26:45 here, and his time ends at 2:32.)