President Joe Biden told attendees at a Democratic National Committee event Tuesday that he would fast-track passing a national abortion rights measure if Democrats strengthened their majorities in Congress this fall.
“If we do that, here’s the promise I make to you and the American people: The first bill I will send to the Congress will be to codify Roe v. Wade,"Biden said to the crowd at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. "And when Congress passes it, I’ll sign it in January, 50 years after Roe was first decided the law of the land,” Biden added.
Former Vice President Mike Pence took Biden’s pledge as his cue to remind voters that Republicans are unwaveringly committed to banning abortion nationwide.
