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Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined 21 of his Senate colleagues in issuing a joint statement criticizing Senate Democrats for advocating the Right to Contraception Act. The senators argue that the bill misleads the public regarding contraception accessibility and poses a threat to religious freedoms and parental rights.

The statement, led by Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), was also supported by Senators Ron Johnson, Eric Schmitt, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Kevin Cramer, James Lankford, Jim Risch, Mike Rounds, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Katie Britt, Bill Hagerty, Cynthia Lummis, John Thune, Lindsey Graham, Thom Tillis, Mike Crapo and Steve Daines.

“There is no threat to access to contraception,” the statement reads. “It is legal in every state and required by law to be offered at no cost by health insurers. It’s disgusting that Democrats are fearmongering on this important issue to score cheap political points. This bill infringes on the parental rights and religious liberties of some Americans and lets the federal government force religious institutions and schools—even public elementary schools—to offer contraception like condoms to little kids. It’s just another way for Democrats to use activist attorneys and our courts to advance their radical agenda and that is why we oppose this bill.”

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