As soon as news broke that the Supreme Court would likely overturn Roe v. Wade, the Biden administration sprung to the defense of the ruling. President Joe Biden called the Supreme Court’s potential reversal of Roe “radical,” and now, none other than his treasury secretary has weighed in. Next, we’ll be hearing from Transportation Department head Pete Buttigieg.
“I believe that eliminating the right of women to make decisions about when and whether to have children would have very damaging effects on the economy and would set women back decades,” said Janet Yellen, economist extraordinaire and recently appointed Democratic Party spokeswoman, during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
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