Statement from Stephanie Schriock on Blunt-Brown Amendment to Give Your Boss Control of Your Health Care

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Scott Brown, continued their war on women by supporting an amendment that would allow employers to deny workers any kind of health care coverage for any undefined moral objection.

“Today Scott Brown showed Massachusetts voters that he’s just as far right as the rest of the Republican Party. His days of pretending to be a moderate are over,” said Stephanie Schriock President of EMILY’s List. “Scott Brown not only voted to allow your boss to decide what kind of health care coverage you receive, he co-sponsored the measure to do it. In their zeal to deny women access to birth control, Republicans have threatened the complete health care of every man, woman, and child in Massachusetts. Today’s bill puts the health of workers completely at the whims of their bosses - and Scott Brown’s utter disregard for the health of the people he represents is stunning.”

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