{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wtas-president-trump-credits-u-s-senator-katie-britt-in-historic-announcement-to-expand-ivf-access-reduce-costs/", "WTAS: President Trump Credits U.S. Senator Katie Britt in Historic Announcement to Expand IVF Access, Reduce Costs", "2025-10-17", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Katie Boyd Britt", "B001319", "www.britt.senate.gov", "britt", "https://www.britt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined President Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office to announce a historic new plan to make in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments more affordable and accessible for American families. During the announcement, President Trump credited Senator Britt with bringing this priority to his attention and urging his support of continued nationwide IVF access.\n\nSenator Britt has been a tireless advocate for creating a more affordable and accessible future for families and aspiring parents. Following an Alabama Supreme Court ruling in February 2024, Senator Britt spoke with President Trump on the importance of access to IVF and other fertility treatments, who then called on the Alabama Legislature to enact legislation protecting IVF access. Just days later, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed IVF legislation into law to protect IVF access across the state.\n\nEarlier this year, Senator Britt celebrated Trump\u2019s historic executive order to expand access to IVF treatment, which was the most pro-IVF executive action ever taken at the federal level. President Trump credits Senator Britt for introducing him to the subject.\n\nSenator Britt also previously introduced the IVF Protection Act, which would guarantee continued IVF access nationwide while safeguarding religious liberty, and led every single Republican Senator in a joint statement reaffirming their support for continued nationwide IVF access. Senator Britt worked with Ted Cruz to release an op-ed titled, \u201cWe\u2019ll Protect Both Life and IVF\u201d in the Wall Street Journal.\n\nHere is what they are saying about this historic IVF announcement:\n\nYellowhammer News: President Trump announces plan to make IVF more affordable, says Katie Britt \u2018got me started with this whole thing\u2019\n\n\u201cAlongside Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt and the nation\u2019s top health officials, Trump said the directive is \u2018the boldest and most significant actions ever taken by any president to bring the miracle of life into more American homes.\u2019\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cSenator Britt\u2019s advocacy of IVF dates back to an Alabama Supreme Court\u2019s 2024 ruling that effectively ordered that frozen embryos can be treated as children. As previously reported, her counsel led President Trump to immediate action.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cBritt, speaking immediately after President Trump from the Oval Office, framed the moment squarely as a pro-family milestone and credited him for personally driving it over the finish line.\u201d\n\nThe Hill: Trump moves to lower IVF costs with insurance guidance, drug agreement\n\n\u201cTrump credited Alabama Sen. Katie Britt (R) with getting him started the issue of IVF access. Last year, Britt introduced legislation with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to expand access to IVF services.\n\n\u201c\u2018This is the most pro-IVF thing that any president in the history of the United States of America has done,\u2019 Britt said from the Oval.\u201d\n\nThe Daily Signal: Influence of MAHA, Pro-Life Movement Evident in Trump\u2019s IVF Move\n\n\u201cPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a new plan to lower the costs of in vitro fertilization to create \u2018healthier pregnancies, healthier babies, and many more beautiful American children.\u2019\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cTrump announced the creation of a new benefit option for fertility benefits, under which employers will have a new legal pathway to offer fertility benefits directly to employees, like they do for dental and vision coverage, and life insurance.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201c\u2026 Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., called this \u201cthe most pro-IVF thing\u201d a president has done in history \u2026 some pro-lifers are relieved that the plan includes coverage for root-cause treatments for infertility and that coverage of IVF remains voluntary for employers.\u201d\n\nAL.com: Trump credits Britt for IVF cost-cutting plan: \u2018She\u2019s the first one that told me about this\u2019\n\n\u201c\u2018The president thanked Alabama U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, who joined him for the White House news conference, for bringing the issue to his attention.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201c\u2018I will say Katie was great,\u2019 Trump said Thursday.\n\n\u201c\u2018As you know, she\u2019s a great senator from Alabama. She\u2019s the first one that told me about this. I had not known too much about it. And we worked very rapidly together. Didn\u2019t we, though? We had everything passed in Alabama, then took care of it and passed it. Within a week. Everything was done. Really. It was something.\u2019\n\n\u201c\u2018So I want to thank Katie Britt. There\u2019s no deeper happiness and joy of raising children. And now millions of Americans struggling with infertility will have a new chance to share the greatest experience of them all.\u2019\u201d\n\nAlabama Daily News: Britt stands with Trump as he announces plans to expand IVF access\n\n\u201cOn Thursday, Trump credited Britt with bringing IVF access to his attention on the campaign trail after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in 2024 that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. Gov. Kay Ivey then signed a law protecting doctors from legal liability that resumed IVF services in the state.\n\n\u201c\u2019She\u2019s the first one that told me about this,\u2019 Trump said about Britt. \u2018I had not known too much about it, and we worked very rapidly together, didn\u2019t we?\u2019\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cThe Alabama Republican praised Trump for celebrating \u2018life\u2019 and for taking steps to address IVF affordability.\n\n\u201c\u2018The recommendations today that President Trump has set forth are going to expand IVF coverage to nearly a million more families, and they\u2019re going to drive down costs significantly,\u2019 Britt said in remarks.\u201d\n\nFox News: Trump rolls out plan to slash IVF costs for American families through new pharma partnership\n\n\u201cTrump credited Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., with bringing the issue of IVF access to his attention.\n\n\u201c\u2018This is the most pro-IVF thing that any president in the history of the United States of America has done,\u2019 Britt said Thursday alongside Trump.\u201d\n\nAlabama Reflector: Trump looks to expand access to IVF through discount, employer coverage\n\n\u201cThe initiatives \u2018are the boldest and most significant actions ever taken by any president to bring the miracle of life into more American homes,\u2019 Trump said.\n\n\u201cHe credited U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, an Alabama Republican, for bringing the issue to his attention.\n\n\u201c\u2019She\u2019s the first one that told me about this,\u2019 he said. \u2018I had not known too much about it, and we worked very rapidly together.\u2019\n\n\u201cBritt advocated for IVF after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling last year made the treatment illegal in the state. The state Legislature soon passed a law to ensure IVF remained legal.\n\n\u201cAt the Oval Office event Thursday, Britt offered high praise for Trump, saying he had prioritized the issue since the first time the pair spoke by phone.\u201d\n\nParent Herald: Trump Administration Reveals Plans To Broaden Access to IVF for Parents Looking To Get Pregnant\n\n\u201c\u2026 [T]he current administration made a bold move on Thursday by promising to make the procedure more accessible to families. Trump, speaking from the Oval Office, announced a collaboration with EMD Serono, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical giant Merck, to offer lower-priced fertility drugs on the president\u2019s upcoming prescription marketplace, TrumpRx\u2026\n\n\u201cThe president said they are making these efforts because they want to make it easier for all couples to have babies, raise their children, and start families.\n\n\u201cDuring the announcement event, Sen. Katie Britt also highlighted her leadership in the Senate to enact historic child care legislation as part of the president\u2019s Working Family Tax Cuts Act. She said it makes sure that hard-working parents are front and center in that legislation \u2026\u201d\n\nLagniappe: Trump, Britt announce IVF plan\n\n\u201cThe new plan, announced during an Oval Office broadcast featuring Trump, Britt, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, was described as an \u2018employer benefit option,\u2019 which is expected to incentivize businesses to offer workers IVF and infertility coverage separately from standard health insurance, similar to dental or vision benefits.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cBritt, a Republican from Montgomery, has also taken a leading role in supporting IVF access, framing the issue as central to a pro-family, pro-life stance.\n\n\u201cLast year, she introduced federal legislation to create a grant program for prenatal and postnatal care and filed a separate bill to cut Medicaid funds to states that enact IVF bans.\u201d\n\nRoll Call: Touting drugmaker deal, Trump encourages employer IVF coverage\n\n\u201cThe move emphasizes the administration\u2019s focus on making IVF and other fertility treatments more accessible. Trump issued an executive order earlier this year directing the assistant to the president for domestic policy to compile a list of policy recommendations that would protect access to IVF and reduce the associated costs for families.\n\n\u201c\u2026 [M]any in the (Republican) party largely spoke out in favor of IVF following the passage of an Alabama law last year that granted fetal personhood to frozen embryos, and they have promoted IVF and expanded access to fertility treatments to help increase the birth rate.\n\n\u201cSen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., who pushed Trump to address the legal issues with IVF following the Alabama law, appeared alongside Trump during the announcement.\n\n\u201c\u2018This is the most pro-IVF thing that any president and the history of the United States of America has done,\u2019 she said.\u201d\n\n1819 News: \u2018The most pro-IVF thing that any president in the history of the United States of America has done\u2019: Britt touts Trump IVF accessibility announcement\n\n\u201cOn Thursday, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) joined President Donald Trump as he announced two new initiatives to expand access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF).\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cBritt, who has championed IVF, thanked the President for his \u2018unwavering\u2019 support in protecting IVF.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cAlabama\u2019s junior U.S. Senator cited Trump as the reason \u2018why the Republican Party is now the party of parents\u2019 and families.\n\n\u201c\u2019Mr. President, this is the most pro-IVF thing that any president in the history of the United States of America has done,\u2019 Britt declared. \u2018And Mr. President, it\u2019s your leadership. You are the reason why the Republican Party is now the party of parents. 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