Pres. Biden says he would support carving out an exception to the Senate filibuster rule to codify abortion rights and other privacy rights.
President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid, June 30, 2022.President Joe Biden on Thursday blasted the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and said he would support carving out an"One thing that has been destabilizing is the outrageous behavior of theand overruling not only Roe v. Wade, but essentially challenging the right to privacy," he said at a news conference in Madrid at the end of a NATO summit.
Still, some progressives applauded his position Thursday, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., tweeting in response, "Now we’re talking!" Noting his evolution on the topic of abortion, one reporter asked Biden if he's the "best messenger" to lead the fight to codify Roe. Addressing inflation and soaring prices across the board for goods at home, Biden said, "I can understand why the American people are frustrated because of inflation," but argued it's a world problem and not isolated to the U.S.President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid, June 30, 2022.
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