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Today, instead of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, we are acknowledging that last year, the Supreme Court took away a constitutional right from the American people. Since the Supreme Court’s decision, Americans, time and time again, have made their voices heard:  women should be able to make these…
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Vice President Harris Will Announce Presidential Memorandum in Remarks in Florida to Mark 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade On what would have been the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, President Biden will issue a Presidential Memorandum on Further Efforts to Protect Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services. Vice President…
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East Room (January 20, 2023) 2:31 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You better sit down. You don’t want this going to my head. (Laughter.) A kid from Scranton. Look, Mayor Suarez, thank you for your leadership at the conference. (Clears throat.) Excuse me, I got…
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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:17 P.M. EST   MS. JEAN-PIERRE:  Hello, good afternoon, everybody.  Happy Friday.  I’m going to get right to it.  Today, we have John Kirby in the room, who is going to — from the National Security Council — who is going to be talking about a couple of products and…
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President Biden looks forward to meeting with Speaker McCarthy to discuss a range of issues, as part of a series of meetings with all new Congressional leaders to start the year.  Like the President has said many times, raising the debt ceiling is not a negotiation; it is an obligation of this country and its…
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Ahead of the 50th Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the Gender Policy Council, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Carmel Martin, Deputy Assistant to the President and Domestic…
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     Fifty years ago, on January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court issued its landmark 7–2 decision in Roe v. Wade, protecting a woman’s constitutional right to choose.  This case reaffirmed basic principles of equality, reinforced the fundamental right to privacy, and resolved that women in this country could control their own destinies — making deeply…
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