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Senator Tim Kaine describes his post-election experience as living in an alternate reality. Actress Lena Dunham criticizes the 53% of white women who voted for Donald Trump, comparing her feminist outreach to parenting a teenager. The hosts deconstruct Dunham's comments regarding "societal structures" and her use of "newspeak" phrases like "safe and affordable reproductive care" instead of the word abortion.
Congressional Debate on Taxpayer-Funded Abortion
During House considerations of H.R. 7, Democratic lawmakers argued that restricting abortion access is an attempt to control women's bodies. One representative cited her Catholic faith and having five children as "standing" on the issue. The hosts point out that federal law already prohibits direct taxpayer funding for abortions, and the debate centers on whether government subsidies in health care exchanges can be used for such services.
Frederica Wilson's "Get Out of My Vagina" Speech
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson delivered a fiery speech on the House floor, accusing Republicans of trying to regulate her reproductive organs while neglecting children after they are born. She linked anti-choice legislation to the "prison pipeline" and inadequate public housing. The hosts criticize her rhetoric as factually incorrect, asserting that no current legislation prevents women from making choices about their own bodies with their own money.
