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Chapter 1: What controversial actions has Governor Glenn Youngkin taken in Virginia?
What in the world is going on in Virginia? The MAGA Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin, as I call him, MAGA in a vest, has just vetoed two bills that would have guaranteed Virginians access to contraception, marking the second time that he's blocked efforts to protect birth control rights through state law. Not one, but two right there.
House Bill 1716 and Senate Bill 1105, also known as the Virginia Right to Contraception Act, was passed by the Democratic-controlled General Assembly earlier this year. The bills were designed to preserve access to contraceptives such as birth control pills, IUDs, and emergency contraception, particularly in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
And after it passed in the House and the Senate, the MAGA Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin dismissed the legislation and said, why do we need it? The Supreme Court ruled on this in 1965, in the Griswold case in 1972, and Eisenstadt v. Baird. And we trust the Supreme Court. It's not like they just overturned Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs decision. So we've got that coming out.
And then it resurfaced that the MAGA Republican Governor candidate in Virginia for the upcoming elections in November, Winsome Earl Sears, in her capacity as lieutenant governor, she wrote a formal objection to a bill that was eventually signed into law that was basically saying that she was morally against
interracial marriages and same sex marriages, the bill would have and it did was signed into law protecting interracial couples and same sex marriage, same sex marriages. And she was against that. Oh, yeah. And then there was the Midas clip that went viral about Winsome Earl Sears. where she just doesn't get what you're going through.
And here in this clip, she talks about how she doesn't understand why workers are that upset that they're getting fired. And she's like, you know, just just get over it. Virginians, just dear Virginians, just get over it here. Let's play this one. I think it's created by the Democratic Party of Virginia and actually use our research. That's pretty cool.
New unemployment claims in Virginia are skyrocketing.
Northern Virginia unemployment claims rose 7.1% in February. Over 53,000 people unemployed. Virginia families are dealing with the economic fallout. And what does Winsome Earl Sears have to say?
So, if you've lost your dog, and how many here has ever lost a dog? Oh, you mean it's not unusual?
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Chapter 2: What is the Virginia Right to Contraception Act and why was it vetoed?
And then the fact that they that the MAGA Republicans, you know, led by Youngkin, you know, veto that, you know, it's like, what are we where we live? I mean, like it is I mean, is is Virginia now, you know, under Youngkin like the Taliban? I mean, seriously, what are we like? What are we talking about?
And why is it that politicians think they get to legislate or dictate whether you can go out and get contraception? It's really unbelievable. And then to say, oh, this isn't necessary because the Griswold decision makes clear that one has the right to purchase or to obtain birth control.
Well, yes, but we now know clearly that when people say, oh, it's settled case law, that if there are motivated people who want to take rights away, they can find a way. And so anyone who says, OK, well, Griswold, the right to contraception exists at the federal level because of a Supreme Court ruling, well, then you shouldn't mind just making sure, just
putting that bill into place at the state level. And so, you know, this is the second year in a row that the governor has vetoed this legislation, notably my opponent voted against it. And, you know, looking towards the future, I presume that the General Assembly is going to try again to pass this bill next year And, you know, my opponent is running for governor now. She voted against it.
We know that. But if she were to be governor, would she sign this bill into law or would she join Governor Youngkin in vetoing it? Because I know one thing for sure. As governor, when this bill gets to my desk, I will sign it.
I think it's pretty clear. I mean, my opinion is if she's vetoing protections on interracial marriage and same-sex marriage, something leads me to believe she finds that morally objectable, leads me to believe that there's a
line of thinking there and long along the lines of vetoing the right to contraception all right finally um congresswoman spamberg let me ask you this just what what areas do you think are not getting enough attention that you're focused on as you're out there shaking hands you're speaking to people um what do you think you know with with the huge audience that we have that that they need to be hearing about what's happening in virginia
Well, Virginia is a 2025 race. I will be on the ballot this November. And importantly, while we've talked about some of the issues that are important here in Virginia and the threats to the federal workforce, it is an issue everywhere across the country, but Virginia is particularly impacted. What we are seeing at the national level, at the federal level, is such a distraction.
from the everyday challenges that virginians certainly are feeling and are facing everywhere i travel across virginia i hear about the challenges of affordability you know people are working multiple jobs they are trying to make ends meet and yet it is difficult to walk into the grocery store and buy everything on your list without wondering and trying to do the math in advance
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