WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 11 colleagues, including the rest of the SVAC Democratic senators, in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Trump Administration's new rule ending abortion counseling entirely and abortion care for veterans who have been raped or whose pregnancy is threatening their health.
"Our veterans shouldn't have to face barriers to accessing the reproductive health care they need, especially in instances of rape or when their pregnancy...