What if There Were 83 Women Senators?

Senator Bernie Sanders discusses his opposition to the Blunt Amendment.

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[fkjeoihj]

Thank you, Senator Sanders!!! This country, indeed, this world, would benefit hugely by having more men like you on it. It's really such a shame that ignorance isn't painful because it would be pretty self-correcting if it were.

[Brittany Stevens]

What most small minded people don't understand is that this doesn't just prevent women from having access to contraceptives to prevent pregnancy but there are several health issues which only birth control pills can help solve. I have been on the pill since I was 13 years old. The reason at first was extreme irregularity and periods were very painful. Then when I was older I was diagnosed with endometriosis and ovarian cysts. The pill makes it possible for me to live without pain.

[CommonSenseJoe]

Totally and completely untrue in regard to President Obama. Look at ALL the stuff people said about President Bush that was completely untrue. President Obama has lied and used his race for political cover. All criticism is considered racism, even when it is valid.

[CommonSenseJoe]

Good for you... BUY them yourself...Problem solved!

[CommonSenseJoe]

There is ALWAYS a cost. Nothing in healthcare is FREE. The purpose of this law is to destroy private health insurance for EVERYONE. Health insurance is NOT access to healthcare. You can actually pay for such things as contraceptives out of your own pocket. This law is going to force religious employers to stop providing any health insurance at all to their employees. The President knows this and this is why he is doing it. It is not about women's health at all.

[SaladinAyubbi]

Um, I understand that perfectly, I realize it isn't about women having sex necessarily.

that doesn't mean that my health care costs should rise so you can have free stuff.

you are not entitled to anything.

[Gtjg88]

I am so sick of this crap. If a man wants a woman to pay for pills like we have to pay for condoms who are a sexist. That's why liberalism is so insane and dying

[kfeder76]

It is a human right to get birth control pills for FREE? Hmm....so I am anti-woman because I think they should have to pay something?

[ronin2167]

I shouldn't respond to this since my last comment was removed. However, if you are blind to see that there are those on both sides who profit off of the race issue you are blind. Rep and Dems are all the same. The answer is to do away with the 2 party system..apply term limits. No one should be in Congress for 36 years like one Rep I am aware of. Run on real issues so real people, not a party can vote. Lesser of 2 evils is not something I want to partake in anymore.

[elgmalone]

At no time in our history has any party treated a president, Democratic or Repulican, with the level of disrespect that the Republican party has afforded President Obama in these past 4 years. In the past 4 years racism had surged forward like it hasn't done in decades. Do not pretend that it hasn't. My husband is black, my son is bi-racial and at the time of the last election we lived in AZ and all of the sudden we found ourselves to be targets of a level of hatred that I had never ...