{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-schumer-duckworth-murray-and-senate-democrats-urge-senate-republicans-to-pass-right-to-ivf-act-expand-access-to-ivf-nationwide", "Booker, Schumer, Duckworth, Murray & Senate Democrats Urge Senate Republicans to Pass Right to IVF Act, Expand Access to IVF Nationwide", "2024-09-17", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NJ", "Cory A. Booker", "B001288", "www.booker.senate.gov", "booker", "https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), and other Senate Democrats on the Senate Steps to urge Senate Republicans to pass the Right to IVF Act when it comes to the floor for a vote today. This renewed effort comes after Donald Trump promised that the federal government would cover IVF if he is re-elected and represents a second chance for Senate Republicans to pass this pro-freedom, pro-family legislation and actually do something that would make it easier for Americans struggling with infertility to access IVF. In June, Senate Republicans blocked the Right to IVF Act, which would require health insurers to cover IVF\u2014as well as establish a nationwide right for hopeful parents to access IVF and other assisted reproductive technology (ART).\n\n\u201cToday is a second chance for the Senate to pass the Right to IVF Act and protect the fundamental freedom to grow and start a family for every single American,\u201d said Senator Booker. \u201cExtreme court rulings across our country have continued to show us that reproductive freedoms and access to IVF treatments are in grave danger. In June, the GOP blocked this comprehensive bill and denied countless families the opportunity and right to make a personal decision about starting a family. I urge my Republican colleagues in the Senate to reconsider and join us today to pass this package of bills to protect IVF in America.\u201d\n\n\u201cFrom the moment the MAGA Supreme Court eliminated Roe, the hard right made it clear that they would stop at nothing to limit choice and take away a woman\u2019s right to her own reproductive freedom. Now, conservative groups like the Heritage Foundation have spoken plainly and clearly that IVF is their next target,\u201d said Leader Schumer. \u201cToday, the Senate will once again vote on the Right to IVF Act. If Senate Republicans vote no today, and strike IVF protections down yet again, it will be further proof that Project 2025 is alive and well. Republicans claim they are pro-family; well there is nothing more pro-family than IVF. I urge our Republican colleagues to allow us to get on this bill and codify the right to this vital protection.\u201d\n\n\u201cIf Donald Trump\u2014the self-proclaimed \"leader of fertilization\" despite being the reason IVF is at risk in the first place\u2014really wants IVF to be covered, now is the time for him to prove it,\u201d said Senator Duckworth. \u201cNow is the time for him to call on Senate Republicans to pass my Right to IVF Act today so we can protect IVF nationwide while making it easier for Veterans and middle class families to access the fertility treatment they need. The American people know by now we have to watch what Trump and Republicans do, not what they say. It\u2019s past time for Senate Republicans to put their votes where their mouths are.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-schumer-duckworth-murray-and-senate-democrats-urge-senate-republicans-to-pass-right-to-ivf-act-expand-access-to-ivf-nationwide"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8277199231088161, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}