Congresswoman Escobar, Lead Sponsors of the Women's Health Protection Act Announce Effort to Force a House Vote to Protect Abortion Rights
June 22, 2023
June 22, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023:
Today, the lead sponsors of the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Lois Frankel, Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC), Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Rep. Veronica Escobar released the following statements on the discharge petition filed by House Democrats. The discharge petition, which was filed this morning, would force a vote on WHPA--even if Speaker . . .
Today, the lead sponsors of the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Lois Frankel, Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC), Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Rep. Veronica Escobar released the following statements on the discharge petition filed by House Democrats. The discharge petition, which was filed this morning, would force a vote on WHPA--even if Speaker . . .