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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I will repeal the Hyde Amendment, which is the federal law…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Washington Post Live Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on 2020 Presidential Campaign and Key Issues

Published | Video Starts at 38:16

Second, I will codify Roe so it's not left up to the next president to try to take away women's constitutional human rights. Third, I will repeal the Hyde Amendment, which is the federal law that prohibits federal money from spending on reproductive care. including abortion services. That really harms low income women. It harms communities of color. It's an economic issue as well as a health and a health care issue as well as a human right. (38:16–38:25)

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Asserts intent to repeal the Hyde Amendment, which restricts federal funding for reproductive care.

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