Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Warren, Pressley introduce bill to make it a crime for police officers to deny medical care to people in custody Senate Dems press DOJ over coronavirus safety precautions in juvenile detention centers MORE (D-N.Y.) appeared to push back on the possibility of anti-abortion Democrats Wednesday, saying her party does not have to “make compromises on protecting women’s health” in order to win back a majority in the House or Senate.
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“We do not have to make compromises on protecting women’s health to win back the House or Senate,” she tweeted.
We do not have to make compromises on protecting women’s health to win back the House or Senate.
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) August 2, 2017
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The senator’s comments come as Democrats aim to win back seats in Congress in the 2018 midterm elections while debating key issues in the party platform.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) caused a controversy among Democrats when he told The Hill recently that the party would not withhold funding from candidates who oppose abortion rights, and there would be no litmus test based on abortion stance for Democratic candidates.
Other Democratic leaders including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerChuck SchumerOvernight Health Care: US showing signs of retreat in battle against COVID-19 | Regeneron begins clinical trials of potential coronavirus antibody treatment | CMS warns nursing homes against seizing residents’ stimulus checks Schumer requests briefing with White House coronavirus task force as cases rise Schumer on Trump’s tweet about 75-year-old protester: He ‘should go back to hiding in the bunker’ MORE (D-N.Y.) have also argued against litmus tests, hoping to include anti-abortion candidates in the party coalition.