DCCC - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

01/21/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/21/2022 11:58

Nearly 50 Years After Roe, Claudia Tenney and John Katko Threaten Women’s Freedoms

As the nation celebrates 49 years since Roe v. Wade gave women the constitutional right to an abortion, Republicans like extremist Claudia Tenney and John Katko are still trying to take our nation backwards and control women's decisions.

From voting against legislation to protect New Yorkers from attacks on their abortion rights to joining extreme anti-choice Republicans on an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade as Tenney did, the members from Central New York have once again placed themselves on the wrong side of history.

A strong majority of Americans support Roe, yet Tenney and Katko have refused to stand up to the nearly 600 dangerous Republican efforts introduced this past year to control women's bodies and take away their freedoms.

The truth is, if Claudia Tenney and John Katko had their way, 36 million women across the country could have their constitutionally-secured rights stripped away from them.

DCCC Spokesperson Abel Iraola
"Make no mistake - Claudia Tenney and John Katko are just two more out-of-touch politicians trying to dictate women's medical decisions. Tenney and Katko are a serious threat to the freedom women have had the last 49 years, and they won't hesitate to help Republicans ban abortion nationwide."