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Today: Congress votes to release the Epstein files and takes steps to make healthcare affordable; the Saudi Crown Prince visits the White House; and understanding the Israeli peace negotiations.
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Biblical Perspectives on Current Events 0:00 Hello. I'm Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council and host of Washington Watch. Thanks for tuning in. Every day, we offer a biblical perspective on the news as well as insightful interviews with elected0:11 leaders, newsmakers, and culture experts. We have a great program planned for you today, but first, get up to speed on the top headlines with Washington Stan's news brief.0:27 Welcome. This is the Washington Stan news brief. I'm Casey Harper bringing you today's big stories. President Donald Trump met with the Saudi crown prince today. The crown prince announced hundreds of billions of dollars0:38 in investment in the US. And president Trump's also expected to agree to sell the advanced f 35 fighter jet to Saudi Arabia. This would be the first time they've sold the jet to Saudi Arabia and would mark a0:49 significant policy change. Until now, Israel's been the only country in the Middle East to have the f 35. Meanwhile, in the South China Sea, the Chinese military conducted several1:01 days of combat oriented live fire drills not far from Taiwan. They also carried out multiple training exercises and weapons drills. The leadership of China and Japan have also1:13 exchanged sharp words over Taiwan in recent days, straining that relationship. Some analysts believe that China's invasion of Taiwan could happen by 20 27. Back in1:25 the US, former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has announced he will step back from all public commitments days after president Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate prominent Democrats' ties to the late1:37
1:49 is currently on the board of OpenAI. Summer's announcement came after the House Oversight Committee released thousands of files related to Epstein, including files showing personal correspondence between Summers
2:00 and Epstein. Summer said he is, quote, deeply ashamed of his actions. He went on to say, quote, while continuing to fulfill my teaching obligations, I'll be stepping back from public commitments
2:12 as 1 part of my broader effort to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me. This news comes as the house just passed a discharge petition to force the federal government to release the
2:24 full Epstein files. President Trump said he would sign that bill, which is gaining momentum.
2:30 Here's what I want. We have nothing to do with Epstein, but Democrats do. All of his friends were Democrats. You look at this Reid Hoffman. You look at Larry Summers, Bill Clinton.
2:42 They went to his island all the time, and many others. They're all Democrats. I'm all for it. You know, we've already given 50000 pages. You do know that. Unfortunately, like with the Kennedy situation, with the Martin
2:53 Luther King situation, not to put Jeffrey Epstein in the same category, but no matter what we give, it's never enough.
3:02 If more files are released, that means more resignations could be on the way. Now for our last story, 2 teachers were fired for standing up to a transgender policy in their school. Now they're
3:13 getting more than half a million dollars in a settlement. In 20 21, a school district in Oregon implemented a policy embracing transgender ideology on in pronouns and the use of bathrooms and locker
3:25 rooms. When teachers Katie Madar and Rachel Sager made a video proposing alternative policies, they were fired.
3:33 After dragging our names through the mud for over 3 months, the school district officially fired both of us. This should never have happened to us, and we don't want it to happen to anyone else. Educators
3:45 don't have to choose between the freedom of speech and a career.
3:49 Those teachers sued, saying their rights were violated. A federal appeals court agreed. Now the 2 teachers have received a settlement of 650000 dollars from the school district for
4:01 attorney's fees and damages. The school must also issue a public statement acknowledging that they made a mistake. And that is today's news. I'm Casey Harper. You
4:13 can dive deeper with the Washington Stand, which is Family Research Council's outlet for news and commentary from a biblical worldview. Find us at the washington stand dot com. Washington stand
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4:52 From the heart of our nation's capital in Washington, DC, bringing compelling interviews, insightful analysis, taking you beyond the headlines and sound bites into conversations with our nation's leaders and
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5:10 This is a political exercise for Democrats, and it pains me to say it. I I I wish that was not the truth, but it is, and it's undeniable. This is as deceitful and dishonest as their pointless
5:22 stunt was to shut the government down. Democrats are using the Epstein tragedy, the unspeakable evils that this guy committed with his trafficking ring and all of the the abuses that they that they
5:34 made these young women go through. They're using that as a political weapon to try to distract from their failures as a party and and to try their best to try to tie president Trump somehow into this
5:45 wretched scandal.
5:47 That was house speaker Mike Johnson earlier today as the house voted to release the Epstein files accusing Democrats of playing politics. Welcome to this November eighteenth edition of Washington Watch. I'm your host,
5:58 Tony Perkins. Thanks for joining us. Well, coming up, president Trump welcomed Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House today. His first visit to the US since 2018 to
6:10 discuss Israel, defense deals including the sale of f 35 fighter jets, and the future of the Middle East. Congressman Randy Fine joins us later to break it all down. Plus, senator Roger Marshall weighs in on
6:22 the debate over the Epstein files as the house votes overwhelmingly for a measure calling on the administration to release the documents. Question is now, what will the senate do?
6:36 Well, as I mentioned, the house of Representatives took decisive action today, voting almost unanimously to release justice department records on Jeffrey Epstein. The vote comes after president Trump, who has
6:47 consistently maintained he had no involvement in Epstein's crimes, ended his opposition to the measure, allowing congress to focus on transparency and accountability, a positive development. Joining
6:59 me now is Washington's hand reporter Casey Harper who's been following today's main stories. Casey, what happened today in the house vote on the Epstein files? How did it go, and, what comes next?
7:10 Thanks, Tony. So after a heated house debate, lawmakers voted 427 to 1, a rare show of unity to release the DOJ records on Jeffrey Epstein. House speaker Mike Johnson, though, accused Democrats
7:23 of politicizing the suffering of the victims.
7:26 Democrats are trying to use the Epstein matter as a political weapon to distract from their own party's failures. And in a desperate attempt, they're trying to somehow tie president
7:37 Trump to to the scandal. President Trump has nothing to do with it. He has said himself he has nothing to hide. And, and and that's clearly what they've been trying to do. They're trying to attack president Trump.
7:49 Now president Trump, who previously opposed the release, said he had no connection to Epstein and called the issue a democratic hoax, though some Republicans have been pushing for transparency. Now the vote comes after
8:00 months of political tension over the files and highlights the ongoing nonstop pressure to investigate Epstein's ties to the powerful figures. The measure now moves, which Trump said he would sign it, but now it's moving
8:12 to the senate for consideration, Tony.
8:14 Okay. See, this is exactly I've been calling for, transparency. I mean, there's nothing to hide. There's nothing to hide. Just put it out there. I think this goes to the issue of a lack of trust that the American people
8:25 have in the government, and transparency is 1 way to rebuild it. Alright. On the other end of, Pennsylvania Avenue, president Trump hosted the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. Casey, what is
8:36 the readout on that meeting?
8:38 Sure, Tony. So president Trump met with the Saudi crown prince as you said, and they discussed the Abraham accords with Trump saying he got a positive response. Now the crown prince stressed that Saudi Arabia wants to
8:50 join the accords while ensuring a clear path for a 2 state solution in Israel for the Palestinians. Trump also announced, and this is important, a US Saudi defense deal which includes the sale of those
9:02 important f 35 fighter jets. And he said a civilian nuclear deal could be possible in the future.
9:08 We're gonna have a deal. They're gonna purchase f 30 fives. They're buying them from Lockheed, and, it's a great plane. We make, by the way, the best military equipment. You saw that during the Iran
9:20 little skirmish. We make the best planes, the best missiles. We make the best defensive missiles. We we make the best military equipment in the world.
9:30 Now the president's right about that. We do make the best planes, which is why Israel is concerned about Saudi Arabia having them. They're watching this issue closely with officials emphasizing that any sale of those
9:40 planes has to be tied to Saudi Arabia formally normalizing relations with Israel. Because right now, the IDF is the only military in the region who has the f 35, Tony.
9:51 Well, and this, brings into question current federal law that says that, Israel will have qualitative advantage militarily. We'll have to see, how that works out.
10:02 Alright. Thanks, Casey. You know, as we mentioned yesterday in the the show, the UN Security Council endorsed president Trump's, plan to end the war in Gaza and authorize international stabilization
10:14 force to, support the peace deal. We talked about this yesterday. What has been the reactions to this UN resolution?
10:22 Well, Tony, it may surprise you or not, but Hamas terrorists have rejected the resolution. They say it doesn't protect Palestinians' rights. As you know, Hamas is very concerned about Palestinian rights. But it would put
10:33 they're also concerned about the whole, area being put under international control. And Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is control. And Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meanwhile calling for Hamas
10:42 to be expelled from the region. It's kind of amazing that hasn't happened yet. He made those comments a day after the UN Security Council endorsed president Trump's plan. Now that measure passed with 13 votes in favor
10:54 and none against. However, Russia and China, they did abstain arguing the plan gives the US too much power and leaves the UN with too little power. Now US ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz,
11:06 said after the vote that the resolution offers a path forward for Palestinian self determination.
11:12 Per the carefully negotiated language in the 20 point plan, this resolution charts a possible pathway for Palestinian self determination after the Palestinian Authority has completed
11:24 the necessary reforms, where rockets will give way to olive branches and there is a chance to agree on a political horizon. It dismantles Hamas's
11:36 grip. It ensures Gaza rises free from terror shadow, prosperous, and secure.
11:43 Grand optimistic words there. Now the resolution supports the first phase of last month's agreement between Israel and Hamas, which was the ceasefire and hostage release, and now it lays the groundwork for a transitional
11:54 governing body and future reconstruction of Gaza. It also authorizes an international force tasked with demilitarizing Gaza. President Trump, he's calling the vote a moment of historic proportion, Tony.
12:06 Alright. Thanks, Casey. I I tell you, I have concerns about the explicit path toward dividing the land of Israel. I'm gonna talk more about that later with, Carolyn Glick, adviser to Israeli Prime Minister
12:18 Benjamin Netanyahu. Thanks so much, Casey. Thanks. Alright. But first, I wanna go back to a pressing domestic matter. In just a few weeks, the COVID era Obamacare subsidies are set to expire.
12:31 Now, as a part of the deal struck with Democrats to reopen the government after its 43 day shutdown. Congressional leaders agreed to hold a vote on extending the subsidy programs, the subsidies for the
12:42 Obamacare program that are not only extremely costly, 1500000000000.0, that's with a t, but also compel taxpayers to continue underwriting abortion coverage in transgender medical
12:54 interventions. Joining me now to break this down and give us the latest is Suzanne Bauty, editorial director and senior writer at the Washington stand. Suzanne, welcome back to Washington Watch.
13:06 Thanks, Tony.
13:07 Alright. The FRC government affairs team has been busy communicating with senate offices on the hill regarding this issue. What seemed to be a
13:19 nonissue now is front and center, and we could very well see a vote on this.
13:25 Right. And we've really gone from 0 to 60 in congress. We went from nothing going on at all to now you have an avalanche of things happening. And And at the forefront of that, now that we've moved past the shutdown in
13:36 the Epstein files, is this crisis the Republicans have known is coming for a long time. I mean, I think you talked to a lot of them. They would have predicted in 20 10 that we were careening toward a cliff where this
13:46 program was concerned. And right now, the problem is, there's a December deadline for these subsidies. And because Congress was out, because of the shutdown that Democrats, crats thought they could use to jam,
13:58 Republicans into extending these subsidies, We're at a real inflection point in Congress about what we do, and our government affairs team has been on the hill. As you said, they've been fanning out across offices. While
14:09 there was a shutdown, they were able to meet with a lot of members and staff. And just reiterate, the most important thing about the health care program, whichever 1 we coalesce around, is that it does not include
14:19 abortion or gender transition procedures funded by taxpayers.
14:23 I know we've talked a lot about this, but I also know that you gotta talk a lot about things for people to really grasp what we're talking about. This the the subsidies in large part, they were done during
14:35 COVID.
14:36 Right.
14:36 But they really were a a way to prop up a failing system.
14:41 Exactly. Republicans knew that their system was failing. And the 1 thing they knew they could do to keep it afloat was to throw
14:49 more Democrats. Democrats. Because republicans republicans have never voted
14:53 for this.
14:54 No. They not. Not 1 time have they voted for it. But democrats just thought, well, if we keep throwing money at this, if we keep shoveling taxpayer dollars, we can prop up the system. We can put a band aid on it with
15:03 these subsidies. And what's happened is the band aid's being ripped off, and we're seeing the gate in
15:07 the hole behind it. So so what is going to happen in December when these subsidies expire?
15:13 Well, what's happened now as a result of the shutdown, Republicans did agree to hold a vote on extending the subsidies. Now there are some moderate Democrats who are a little squishy on this. They come from blue states.
15:24 They they want the Republicans. Republicans. Sorry. I'm really getting my
15:28 party too. Red. Blue. Red. Blue. Red.
15:31 Yeah. Purple. But the purple ones, the Republicans are, are a little squishy on this issue. They seem to think, well, we've been giving these constituents some free health care, some subsidies, some health care for
15:42 coming into an election year.
15:43 And we are. And really ripping away a program like that is not something that you wanna tell voters. I'm sorry. We're taking away the money that we're using to fund your premiums, which could double as we know if these
15:55 subsidies aren't extended.
15:57 So this is a a pressing matter.
15:59 It's a very pressing matter.
16:01 So there's going to be a vote. And as you've just described, there could be some Republicans. I've there will be Republicans. And it you you don't have to have many in the house, 3, to pass something,
16:13 along those lines. So what Family Research Council has been working on is to ensure the underlying Obamacare, which is at the heart of the issue, is that it will not
16:25 fund no longer fund abortion or transgender, interventions, which it has been doing.
16:32 Right. And this is not controversial. As recently as January, the Marist polling company asked Americans, do you want your taxpayer dollars to fund abortion? 57 percent said no, and 41 percent of those were
16:44 self described pro choicers. This is not a popular policy to funnel taxpayer dollars to abortion.
16:51 Well, even more so on the transgender surgeries.
16:54 Oh, absolutely. And you're you're looking at a 70 to 80 percent issue where Americans are concerned. It's not health care to kill an unborn child, and it's not health care to mutilate perfectly healthy children.
17:06 So folks, there there is a petition that we have going to, to Capitol Hill, to the leadership, to the House and Senate leadership, and and you can be a part of that. Simply, text a, ACA to 6 7 7
17:18 4 2. That's ACA to 6 7 7 4 2, and I will, send you a link. Now at the same time, there are members, and we're working with some of them, to provide
17:29 a long term solution to a failed system of Obamacare working back toward the private care, the private health care system.
17:38 Exactly. And handing more power back to patients and to plan holders. And that's something that president Trump, along with a lot of Republicans, are floating right now. You see in the house and the senate, their plans
17:49 being created that would would invent a sort of a a health care savings account. Right? Which would be tax exempt, and it would allow patients to choose their care.
17:59 Also protected by Hyde to ensure that tax
18:02 dollars are not what FRC is most concerned about. We we want to drive down costs for patients. We want people to have control over their care and choose their doctors.
18:10 But
18:10 you don't drive down costs by a boarding base.
18:12 No. You raise costs, and you create disaster in your wake.
18:15 Alright. So folks, text ACA to 6 7 7 4 2. That's ACA, the letters ACA to 6 7 7 4 2, and you can sign that petition. Obviously, this is gonna be something between
18:27 now and the end of the year that's going to be, coming to the forefront.
18:30 And we we should be grateful that there are house and senate leaders who are with us drawing bright red lines where these issues are concerned.
18:37 Suzanne Bauti, thanks so much for joining us. Thanks, Tony. Alright, folks. Coming up, we're gonna talk about the Epstein File Transparency Act that passed the house today. It now goes to the senate. Senator Roger
18:48 Marshall joins us next. For over 4000 years, the Jewish people have had legal, historical, and biblical ties to the land of Israel, especially the heartland of
18:59 Israel, Judea and Samaria, which much of the world still calls the West Bank. To Israelis, Judea and Samaria is far more than a name. It's the center of their ancestral homeland where nearly 80 percent
19:11 of the Bible's events took place. Abraham purchased property in Hebron, Jacob in Shechem. Joshua made an altar on Mount Ebal and led the Israelites into a covenant before god. On Mount Gerizim
19:23 overlooking Shechem, Jesus talked to the Samaritan woman at the well about worshiping neither on Mount Gerizim nor in Jerusalem, but in spirit and in truth. Judea and Samaria is nearly a
19:35 quarter of Israel's current land mass, not a small strip of land on the Jordan River, but a vital and strategic part of the nation's identity. The October seventh massacre launched from Gaza
19:47 shattered the illusion that giving away territory brings peace. Gaza, which was once seen as the cornerstone of a 2 state solution, became a launchpad for terror. Today, only
19:59 21 percent of Israelis support a Palestinian state. Trust in a 2 state solution has all but collapsed. The Middle East is changing. Iran's grip is weakening. New alliances are forming, but western
20:11 countries and some US officials still chase the mirage of a 2 state solution. History speaks clearly. The 2005 Gaza withdrawal backed by the US led not to peace, but to a
20:22 terrorist regime. Judea and Samaria are 24 times larger than Gaza, deeply woven into Israel's geographic and spiritual fabric. To surrender them would not bring peace. It
20:34 would invite conflict and existential danger. Family Research Council stands with Israel's rightful claim to sovereignty. It's time for America to do the same for history, for justice, and for
20:46 lasting security in the Middle East.
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21:53 Welcome back to Washington Watch. Thanks so much for tuning in and being a part of the program. Alright. Earlier this afternoon, as we mentioned, the House of Representatives voted almost unanimously 427 to 1,
22:05 to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Ahead of the vote, speaker Johnson told the reporters he would vote in favor of the bill despite concerns about the bill's language. Now, the the concerns, and I I spoke with
22:17 him about this over the weekend, was what they wanna make sure that the victims are protected. And there's also concern about some of the files related to the trend to the the transcripts of the,
22:30 grand jury investigation. And that they just wanna make sure that the process is protected, because this is this is in some way setting precedent. But, again, I I think this is reflective
22:44 of government. And and I do believe that we've gotta be at a place where we have until we can restore trust in our government, which there's almost 0, there has to be maximum transparency, but
22:56 there has to be protection for the victims as well. The bill now heads to the senate, which is, we're gonna see if they're gonna take up the bill and what they'll do with it. So joining me now to talk about this and, a
23:06 bit more is senator Roger Marshall of Kansas. He serves on several committees, including the budget committee and the finance committee. Doctor Marshall, welcome back to Washington Watch. Thanks so much for joining us.
23:18 Tony, it's always great to be with you.
23:20 Hey. Before we get into the Epstein file, senator, we were just talking in the last segment about the health care debate and the the the vote to extend the subsidies. But the bigger
23:32 issue for us is making sure that hide provisions protect taxpayers from being drugged into the abortion business. What's the latest?
23:41 Well well, Tony, we got your back on this 1. Whatever we do, if we do anything, we're not we are gonna use the Hyde language, the Hyde Amendment language to protect any type of federal dollars. When the ACA
23:53 was written, they didn't do a good job of protecting those dollars. So if if we take some of that money from the big rich, insurance companies and give them to, people out there, there, hardworking Americans, we're
24:05 gonna make sure that it's protect has life protections as well as protections from transgender surgeries, those types of things. So we hear you loud and clear. We hear your listeners loud and clear, and we're gonna make
24:15 sure that we protect the sanctity of life.
24:18 And and doctor Marshall, there's also some and and you I I didn't mention this in the intro, but those who watch the program frequently know that you're on the program a lot. You are a medical doctor. You've delivered
24:28 over 5000 babies. There are some, there's some of you working to provide an alternative to the failed ACA, the Obamacare health care, something that
24:40 will actually work that takes into consideration the dynamic aspects of the private health care system?
24:48 Right. You're telling me, to to me, the number 1 thing we need to do, with the ACA is get rid of the get rid of the fraud. There's probably 25 or 50000000000 dollars of fraud going in there. There's some simple
24:59 principles that we can attach to that. The next thing we need to do is we're giving a hundred and 50000000000 dollars a year to very successful insurance companies, monopolies in many case. Let's take some of that
25:11 money and put it in the hands of consumers out there. You know, they wanna choose a health ministry plan, if they wanna choose an association health care plan, then they can do that as well, as long as it's hide
25:22 protected, as well. So I I think that's the principles and the other principle we'll be using is transparency That we wanted it to that require hospitals, surgery centers, imaging centers to put a
25:33 price tag on everything that that they do before you have the procedure.
25:38 Senator Marshall, they're kinda like school choice? Just giving the, the the end user more of a choice in the process?
25:45 Yeah. You got it. I mean, it's a founding principle of our father of our founding fathers is to let the, and and our hardworking American people decide what's best for them, where where they wanna go to church, where
25:55 they wanted their children to go to school, where to get their health care done, and and how to pay for it as well. What we know is that Obamacare was a miserable failure, that, premiums have doubled. The average
26:07 deductible for a family now, a family of 4, is around 7 to 9000 dollars a year, making essentially health care unaffordable for many, many Americans.
26:16 Alright, Senator. I wanna turn back to the Epstein files. It's it's worth noting that there is an ongoing bipartisan investigation into the Epstein crimes, and, that it's already produced tens of thousands of pages of
26:28 documents from the DOJ and from the Epstein estate. And and and while the Democrats may have had, you know, may not have had pure intentions, I mean, I I think there's some political motivation here. I mean, they could
26:39 have released this during the Biden administration, but they didn't. They've been calling for it. But isn't it a good practice given the low level of trust that the American people have in
26:51 government for transparency?
26:53 Yeah. Tony, absolutely. Since day number 1, since I first heard of this, I've called for release of everything. And I mean everything. Of course, we wanna protect the innocent, protect the victims, but, you know, beyond
27:05 being a senator, I'm a father and a grandfather of a daughter and and grandchildren. And I think, when you saw how these young ladies were sexually abused, we we we know that they can
27:17 never get that part of their life back. And and some have committed suicide, others are traumatized for life, and all the therapy in the world, it's hard to put it all back together again.
27:30 So we need to connect the dots here, hold the people accountable, and and certainly let the American people know as well. So I certainly like I said, from day number 1, I call and release up everything. And I
27:42 mean everything beyond something that would identify the victims.
27:46 And that that the house speaker, made comments, that the senate needs to change the bill to increase the protection for the victims because that's not in the current language. What do you
27:58 see happening in the senate? Is the senate gonna take this up?
28:01 Yeah. Tony, we're definitely gonna take it up. We're gonna see if we can make some technical, changes, like you mentioned here that we can give better protection to the victims, make sure it's caused yeah. It it follows
28:13 the constitution and make sure everything's released right now. The way I read this resolution right now, it says that if if there's someone under investigation, that they don't have to release that part. I'm ready to
28:24 rip the band aid off. I I just want it all out there. So we are taking it up. We'll see if we can make a couple, easy technical changes to improve it and get everything out there.
28:34 So the the the senator Thune and the leadership, they're committed to moving forward with the vote?
28:40 Oh, absolutely. And I don't know whether it'll be tonight or or tomorrow. Things in the senate move a little slowly. That's what we're supposed to do. You know, the house is the is the the the coffee cup, and we're the
28:49 saucer. Let's make sure we get this right. And, again, my principles are let's make sure we protect the victims, and number 2, make sure we get everything out there that we can. So maybe we can make a couple short tweaks
29:00 tonight and maybe vote on it either later tonight or in the morning.
29:03 Very good. Senator Roger Marshall, always great to see you, my friend. Thanks so much for taking time to join us today.
29:09 Thank you, Tony. Great to be with you.
29:11 And, folks, let me encourage you again to weigh in on this issue back on the health care issue when it comes to abortion funding and transgender procedures being funded with your tax dollars. We need
29:23 to make sure that the leadership and and they're with us, but they need to hear from you, and we need to make sure that this is taken care of once and for all. It wasn't when Obama care was passed,
29:35 I don't know, about 15 years ago. We can deal with it now. Text ACA to 6 7 7 4 2. That's ACA to 6 7 7 4 2. Alright. Coming Coming up next, more
29:47 Washington Watch. Congressman Randy
29:49 Fine joins us.
29:52 3 years ago, the Supreme Court issued its historic Dobbs decision, a ruling that overturned Roe versus Wade, which for nearly 50 years imposed abortion on demand, silencing voters and
30:04 bypassing the democratic process across the country. The Dobbs decision was a huge step forward against abortion, but it didn't outright ban it. It returned the power to the people. Now,
30:15 29 states have laws on the books protecting life. However, there's a catch. Abortion numbers since Dobbs have actually gone up with an increase of 12 percent since 20 20,
30:27 climbing from 930000 to over 1000000 in each of the most recent years. So how can this be? The answer is simple, the abortion drug. Today, over 60
30:39 percent of US abortions involve abortion drugs, many of these without medical oversight. In 20 21, the Biden administration quietly removed bare minimum long standing safety
30:50 protocols for the abortion drug that have existed for 20 years to protect women from life threatening risks and ensuring informed consent. The Biden DOJ then declared that they would not enforce the
31:02 Comstock Act, which prevents the mailing of anything that causes an abortion. This is not only illegal, but also dangerous. A study shows nearly 11 percent of women who take the
31:14 abortion drug end up in the emergency room with serious complications. Unless the Trump administration reverses these reckless Biden era era policies, pro life laws will remain
31:26 largely symbolic. Without a full review and repeal of mifepristone, unborn lives will remain in grave danger, and pregnant mothers will remain at risk. Let's stand
31:37 for life and end this mail order abortion drug pipeline. Sign the petition urging the Trump administration to take action at f r c dot org slash stop chemical abortion.
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