{"id":2291662,"date":"2024-07-10T05:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T09:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-return-to-abortion-as-disarray-over-biden-lingers-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T05:35:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T09:35:57","slug":"senate-democrats-return-to-abortion-as-disarray-over-biden-lingers-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-return-to-abortion-as-disarray-over-biden-lingers-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats return to abortion as disarray over Biden lingers &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-democrats-return-to-abortion-as-disarray-over-biden-lingers-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2291662&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate Democrats are shifting their focus\u2063 from the party\u2064 division over President Joe Biden&#8217;s political future to the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-dan-bongino-on-the-future-of-parler-and-governments-role-in-tech\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Dan Bongino on the Future of Parler and Government\u2019s Role in Tech\">contentious issue<\/a> of\u200d abortion. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parkland-school-shooting-re-enacted-with-live-gunfire-5-years-after-deadly-massacre\/\" title=\"Parkland School Shooting Re-enactment Features Live Gunfire, 5 Years Later\">bring attention back<\/a> to a woman&#8217;s right to choose by introducing legislation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">expand access<\/a> to abortion. However, the bills were blocked by Republican\u200c senators. Democrats will now vote on\u200c legislation to codify Roe v. \u200cWade into federal law, \u2063despite facing challenges in passing other \u200dreproductive health-related bills. These \u200cefforts by Senate Democrats highlight their policy differences with Republicans ahead of the\u2064 November elections. The move comes as questions are raised about Biden&#8217;s viability as the party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-bolton-says-trump-indictment-could-serve-as-rocket-fuel-for-2024-campaign\/\" title=\"John Bolton says Trump indictment could serve as &#039;rocket fuel&#039; for 2024 campaign\">presidential nominee due<\/a> to concerns about his age and mental acuity. \u200dWhile some Democrats believe Biden should do more to demonstrate his capabilities, others have suggested he should not run for reelection.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate Democrats return to abortion playbook to find focus during Biden firestorm<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rtouchberry\/\">Ramsey Touchberry<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T05:00:00-04:00\">July 10, 2024 5:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1698485\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Democrats are hoping to take the spotlight away from the party division over President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3074046\/hill-democrats-fight-biden-political-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\u2019s political future\">Joe Biden\u2019s political future<\/a> and put it back on a contentious election-year matter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"abortion\">Abortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis week, Senate Democrats intend to pick up where we left off in June by bringing every single member of this chamber to task on a woman\u2019s fundamental right to choose,\u201d Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chuck Schumer\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>A trio of Democrats sought to greenlight three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-states-taking-on-house-democrats-equality-act\/\" title=\"Majority of states taking on House Democrats\u2019 Equality Act\">separate bills<\/a> via unanimous consent that would have expanded access to abortion in a post-Roe era. They were individually blocked by Sens. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS).<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Democrats will hold a vote on legislation to codify <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> into federal law to reinstate national abortion access, which will also fail. In recent months, the Democratic-led Senate has also unsuccessfully tried to approve other reproductive health-related bills on contraception and in vitro fertilization.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent measures mark the latest efforts by Senate Democrats to showcase their policy differences with Republicans heading into the November elections. But they also come as congressional Democrats have been thrust into turmoil with questions over Biden\u2019s viability as the party\u2019s presidential nominee due to signs of aging and a decline in mental acuity that were laid bare at his debate against former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Many House and Senate Democrats have stopped short of saying Biden should withdraw from the race, but they emphasize he must do more to show he\u2019s up to the task of defeating Trump and serving a second term that would last until he is 86 years old. Seven House Democrats say Biden should call it quits and not run for reelection.<\/p>\n<p>The three Senate bills put forward Tuesday would have safeguarded travel across state lines for abortion, shielded doctors with legal immunity, and trained more healthcare professionals to perform abortions. They were proposed for unanimous passage by Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV).<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin is up for reelection in the battleground state of Wisconsin, and Murray chairs the chamber\u2019s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no right too basic for Republicans to attack,\u201d Murray said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In their Senate floor objections, the Republican senators argued the proposals would have illegally funded abortions with taxpayer funds and created \u201cabortion on demand,\u201d as Budd put it. The Democratic senators denied such claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was elected to protect life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all, including for life to the unborn, but this bill puts more unborn lives in danger,\u201d Budd said. <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1698485\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1698485\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Democrats are turning to the issue of abortion to shift focus away from the party&#8217;s division over President Biden&#8217;s future. They are pushing for legislation to expand abortion access, but their efforts have been blocked by Republican senators. This move comes as Democrats face questions about Biden&#8217;s ability to run for reelection. Some Democrats believe he should step aside, while others are calling for more evidence of his fitness for office. The proposed bills aim to protect abortion rights and increase access to reproductive healthcare services. Republican senators argue that the bills would fund abortions with taxpayer money and promote &#8220;abortion on demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2291663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/schumer-abortion-disarray-biden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4310,3620,11098,33619,32076],"class_list":["post-2291662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion","tag-biden","tag-disarray","tag-senate-democrats","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/schumer-abortion-disarray-biden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}