WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Tina Smith issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement after breaking news from POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/03/blanche-pledged-abortion-pill-crackdown-private-call-01023304) that Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche is working with federal agencies "so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state" by banning the mailing of medication abortion, such as mifepristone:
"Dismantling Roe v. Wade was never Republicans' endgame, and we've always known they've wanted to go further. They grew quieter about their next moves after the fierce public backlash in the wake of the Dobbs decision, but we knew the Trump Administration ...