'At a time when our reproductive freedoms are under attack by an extremist Supreme Court, we must elect pro-choice candidates that will fight to make sure abortion remains the law of the land,' said RepJayapal.
"The freedom for people to make choices about our own bodies is at stake."
"I don't make the decision to endorse an opponent to a colleague in my caucus lightly," Jayapal added, noting that it's atypical for a sitting member of Congress to endorse primary challenges against incumbents in their party—though a number of prominent lawmakers, including Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , have also endorsed Cisneros.
"However," Jayapal continued,"the freedom for people to make choices about our own bodies is at stake, and I simply cannot stand by when there is a strong pro-choice, pro-worker Democrat ready to step in." Cisneros, an outspoken supporter of Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and other top progressive priorities, fell just shy of defeating Cuellar in 2020, and she
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