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Kirsten Engel: “My opponent is also a co sponsor of the anti abortion…”

Featuring: Kirsten Engel, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Arizona, District 6

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kirsten Engel veterans roundtable

Published | Video Starts at 04:31

The siskamani backed plan would mean cuts to essential services for struggling veterans like housing support, food assistance, mental health and substance abuse services, and job training programs. This is totally unacceptable. My opponent is also a co sponsor of the anti abortion legislation HR7, which would prevent the Veterans Administration from providing reproductive health care to Arizona veterans. And it goes on. My opponent and his extreme colleagues sabotaged the historically bipartisan National Security Bill, the ndaa and poisoned the legislation by including provisions that would restrict service members and military families from receiving reproductive health care. (04:31–04:43)

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Asserts that her opponent co-sponsored HR7, preventing the VA from providing reproductive health care to veterans.

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