Milwaukee City Wire

On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and 20 of their Senate GOP colleagues in a joint statement criticizing Senate Democrats for pushing the Right to Contraception Act. The senators argue that the legislation misleads the public on contraception accessibility and threatens religious freedoms and parental rights.

“There is no threat to access to contraception, which is legal in every state and required by law to be offered at no cost by health insurers, and it's disgusting that Democrats are fearmongering on this important issue to score cheap political points,” the senators stated. “This bill infringes on the parental rights and religious liberties of some Americans and lets the federal government force religious institutions and schools, even public elementary schools, to offer contraception like condoms to little kids. It’s just another way for Democrats to use activist attorneys and our courts to advance their radical agenda and that is why we oppose this bill.”

The statement was also supported by Senators Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rand Paul, M.D. (R-Ky.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.).