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November 6, 2012

EMILY’s List Congratulates Senator Amy Klobuchar On Her Victory In Minnesota!
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, voters in Minnesota decisively reelected Senator Amy Klobuchar. Amy Klobuchar and her pro-choice Democratic women colleagues in the Senate are an integral part of the Senate firewall, which has helped block the anti-woman attacks of extremist House Republicans since John Boehner and his Tea Party allies became the majority in 2010. 
November 6, 2012

EMILY’s List Congratulates Senator Debbie Stabenow On Her Reelection In Michigan!

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, voters in Michigan decisively reelected Senator Debbie Stabenow. Debbie Stabenow and her pro-choice Democratic women colleagues in the Senate are an integral part of the Senate firewall, which has helped block the anti-woman attacks of extremist House Republicans since John Boehner and his Tea Party allies became the majority in 2010. 
November 6, 2012

EMILY’s List Congratulates Senator Kirsten Gillibrand On Her Victory In New York!

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, voters in New York decisively reelected Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Kirsten Gillibrand and her pro-choice Democratic women colleagues in the Senate are an integral part of the Senate firewall, which has helped block the anti-woman attacks of extremist House Republicans since John Boehner and his Tea Party allies became the majority in 2010.
November 1, 2012

EMILY’s List Statement On The Akin-Romney Anti-Woman Agenda: Republican Extremists Release An Ad Touting Akin As A Foot Soldier For Romney’s Extremist Agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Now or Never Political Action Committee announced that it is spending $800,000 on TV ads in support of Republican extremist and candidate for Senate in Missouri, Todd Akin. The ad states that an Akin victory is essential in order to help push through Mitt Romney’s right-wing agenda. Simultaneously, National Republicans are dodging the question of significant cash transfers to Missouri Republicans in support of Akin, contrary to earlier efforts to distance the national party from Akin’s disastrously radical statements.
November 1, 2012

5 Days Out, Republicans Continue to Offend On Rape: 2012 Bookended By Dangerously Backwards Agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, it was reported that John Koster, Republican candidate for Congress in Washington State had explained his opposition to allowing rape victims to terminate a resulting pregnancy by saying “the rape thing” wouldn’t be improved by an abortion, which would be “putting more violence onto a woman’s body.”
October 25, 2012

Evidence of Scott Brown’s Lies Arrives In Voters Mailbox:Brown Supported By National Right To Life Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Right to Life Committee, a group that has described itself as "the nation's oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization,” is spending $45,000 on mail in support of Massachusetts Senate candidate Scott Brown’s extreme anti-choice record.
October 24, 2012

Stephanie Schriock On Indiana Senate Candidate Richard Mourdock’s Offensive Comments About Rape
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday during a debate, the Republican nominee for Senate in Indiana Richard Mourdock stated, “I came to realize life is a gift from God and I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen.” [Huffington Post, 10/23/12]
October 22, 2012

Ovide Lamontagne Is The Wrong Choice for New Hampshire Women And Families
 Lamontagne Opposes Equal Pay Legislation 
October 19, 2012

Stephanie Schriock on Joe Walsh’s Ignorant, Anti-Woman Claims: Walsh Opposes Abortions to Save the Life of the Mother

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night after his debate with Tammy Duckworth, Joe Walsh stated “With modern technology and science, you can’t find one instance” of a woman’s life being endangered by pregnancy. “There is no such exception as life of the mother, and as far as health of the mother, same thing.”
October 16, 2012

WOMEN VOTE! Continues Voter Education Efforts in Wisconsin: Tommy Thompson Is Not On The Side of Wisconsin Women and Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday October 17th, EMILY’s LIST WOMEN VOTE! will launch itsfifth ad of the cycle in opposition to Tommy Thompson’s extreme right wing policies. The ad will go up online and on broadcast television in La Crosse and Wausau, with a 1,000 point buy in each media market. WOMEN VOTE! is also sending six pieces of mail regarding Thompson’s regressive record on women’s health to 115,000 women statewide.
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