EMILYs List Statement on Republican Leaders Speaking at Extremist Anti-Abortion Rally in D.C.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, anti-abortion extremists are holding their annual “March for Life” rally in D.C., featuring United States Vice President JD Vance, Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson as speakers. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:
 
“JD Vance and top Republicans in Congress are headlining a rally with the explicit goal to ‘make abortion unthinkable.’ That speaks for itself. But no number of extremists marching on Washington will compare to the overwhelming majority of Americans that support abortion access. At EMILYs List, we are more determined than ever in the fight to restore these rights and freedoms; that means taking back power. We are already aggressively recruiting and investing in the Democratic pro-choice women who will be at the heart of taking back the U.S. House in 2026 and winning key races at all levels of the ballot.”
 
EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, works to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot and across the country with a goal of fighting for our rights and our communities. Over nearly 40 years, EMILYs List has raised nearly $950 million to help Democratic women win competitive elections by recruiting and training candidates, supporting and helping build strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, running one of the most impactful independent expenditure operations for Democrats, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect the country’s first woman as vice president, 192 women to the House, 29 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,600 women to state and local office. More than 40% of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Visit www.emilyslist.org for more information.