That's what I'm talkin' bout!
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced legislation today that would block the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from passing the midnight regulation being finalized as I blog. As most of you know, the proposed HHS rule would prevent family planning clinics from "discriminating" against employees who refuse to service women seeking reproductive health care.
Senator Clinton had this to say about their proposed bill, the Protecting Patients and Health Care Act:
"In the final days of his administration, the President is again putting ideology first and attempting to roll back health care protections for women and families. The fact that the EEOC was never consulted in the drafting of this rule further illustrates that this is purely a political ploy. This HHS rule will threaten patients' rights, stand in the way of health care professionals, and restrict access to critical health care services for those who need them most. Senator Murray and I are standing up once again to the administration against this rule and will continue to fight for women's reproductive rights. President Bush is making a last-minute attempt to undermine women's health care, but our legislation will stop this rule and ensure that women can continue to get needed health care."
Amen. Check out Planned Parenthood's community post on this.
UPDATE: Senator Clinton has a guest post up at RH Reality Check.
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See, now, this stuff is one of the reasons I'd rather have Hillary Clinton as my senator than as Secretary of State. I'm sure she'd be great as Sec. of State, but the Senate needs people like her.
Yeah, me too (although she isn't my senator).
I agree. I LOVE having Hillary as my senator and would be sad to see her go.
Wonderful. Any time is a good time to block regulation, in any area, for any reason or for no reason at all.
This proposed rule is why. The power to regulate anything at all is the implicit power to regulate everything, including you.
I'm not sure how I feel about her as SOS but I definitely think she would be great heading Health and Human Services. I think she would work hard to get more people (and maybe even us all) covered by national health care. I also think she would be good for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or something along those lines. I just don't like her well enough for secretary of state.
I think I'm misunderstanding your last sentence--would you mind elaborating on it?
I can't tell if you're saying "I don't like her as Secretary of State as much as I do for the other jobs I mentioned" or if you're saying "I don't like CLinton well enough for her to be Secretary of State [presumably the post you consider the best or hardest or highest]."
As written, I'm understanding it as the latter. Am I wrong?
My girl's at it again... Kick ass 'n takin' names! Thats what Im talkin bout!
HILLARY! HILLARY! HILLARY!
I love the idea of her as SOS, but then working in the senate is what she's done best. She's gone above and beyond working for women's issues.
Personally, I'd love her as Sen. Maj. Leader.
I saw this in my email box yesterday and sent it out to as many Progressives as I could.
Hillary has gone to bat for women consistently.
What an amazing woman!
Can't wait to see what 2012 holds - should be interesting!
Patty Murray is my senator, and I'm so proud to see she's also behind this effort.
I was gonna say, let's not leave Sen. Murray out of the kudos (she's my senator, too)! I sent her a thanx. If you're going to complain--and who doesn't--you ought to complement, too.
I am proud to have Sen. Murray as my senator! :D
I am very proud to have Sen. Murray as my senator. :D