On Friday, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stopped in Wisconsin’s capital city of Madison to rally students and supporters around Vice President Kamala Harris’s vision for protecting reproductive freedoms. Representative Ocasio-Cortez drew a stark contrast between Donald Trump and JD Vance’s extreme project 2025 agenda to implement a nationwide abortion ban, punish healthcare providers and women who seek reproductive care, and jeopardize access to IVF with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, who are fighting to protect reproductive rights in every state so all women can access the care they need and deserve.
On the airwaves:
Reporter: “Here at the Orpheum Theater tonight, [Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] rallied Democratic voters on the issue of Reproductive healthcare.”
Representative Ocasio-Cortez: “They may say one thing, but we have to look at what they do. And they are doing another when it comes to reproductive and abortion rights.”
Reporter: “Reproductive healthcare is a key issue for Democrats since the overturning of Roe v Wade. Speaking to Democratic voters in downtown Madison, Ocasio-Cortez urged them to turn their frustration into action.”
Representative Ocasio-Cortez: “I have a message for this conservative Supreme Court and to Donald J. Trump, which is that we do not consent to their leadership.”
Reporter: “New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was in Madison, campaigning for the Harris-Walz ticket. The main topic tonight – fighting for reproductive freedom.”
Representative Ocasio-Cortez: “And we will have the right to choose, not just with our bodies, but at the ballot box, too. This is not a game, Madison! Every single one of us has had a story of choice.”
Reporter: “New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is campaigning for the Harriz-Walz ticket here in Madison as a part of the campaign’s Fighting for Reproductive Freedom Bus Tour, an issue Democrats are working diligently to mobilize voters as Republicans attempt to find a road map on reproductive rights to broaden their base.”
Representative Ocasio-Cortez: “Are you ready to elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to the White House?”
Reporter: “Surrogates are in the battleground state for both Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump this week as the 2 candidates work to win over still undecided voters.”
Representative Ocasio-Cortez: “One thing that binds us here today is the understanding that reproductive freedom is an inviolable and inalienable right to all people period.”
Reporter: “Representative Ocasio-Cortez emphasized that all women deserve the right to choose when it comes to abortion, access as the campaign works to draw contrasts between the Vice President and Trump.”
Online:
The Badger Herald: ‘Wisconsin is the front line of the fight on reproductive rights’: AOC speaks at reproductive freedom rally in Madison
[Jones Millstone-Rivo, 9/28/24]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., spoke Friday evening at The Orpheum Theatre in Madison as part of the Harris-Walz campaign’s “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour.
With only 39 days remaining until the 2024 election, the congresswoman stressed the importance of voting to protect Americans’ reproductive freedoms.
“It’s right here in Wisconsin that is the front line of the fight on reproductive rights, not just for folks in this state, or in the region, but also nationally, because Wisconsin is a must-win state,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Just as Americans saw in 2020, student voter turnout will play a critical role in the outcome of this election, especially in Wisconsin, Ocasio-Cortez told The Badger Herald after the rally.
“With a race this close in several states across the country, where the margin comes down to one to two points, we are going to have to put together our entire coalition, and young people are a critical, core element of that coalition,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
WKOW: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigns in Wisconsin for Harris-Walz on reproductive rights
[Darrielle Fair, 9/28/24]
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was campaigning for the Harris-Walz ticket in Madison on Friday as part of the campaign’s “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom bus tour. Abortion access remains an issue Democrats are working diligently to mobilize voters on as Republicans attempt to find a roadmap on reproductive rights to broaden their base.
Surrogates were in the battleground state for both Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump this week as the two candidates work to win over those still undecided voters.
Ocasio-Cortez emphasized that all women deserve the right to choose when it comes to abortion access as the campaign works to draw a contrast between the vice president and Trump for his record on reproductive rights.
“One thing that binds us here today is the understanding that reproductive freedom is an inviolable and inalienable right to all people period,” said Ocasio-Cortez, recounting her personal experience of sexual assault as a waitress in her early 20s.
The Daily Cardinal: ‘Thank God I have a choice’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez champions abortion rights, opens up personally during Madison visit
[Annika Bereny and Wanwa Omot, 9/28/24]
Democratic U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez highlighted the importance of the youth vote in Wisconsin and championed abortion rights on behalf of the Harris-Walz campaign in Madison Friday as part of its “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour.
Over 500 people were in attendance at The Orpheum Theater, according to a Harris-Walz campaign official.
“It’s really important that we decide on future-focused issues for young people, whether it’s climate, whether it’s reproductive freedoms or whether it’s freedoms for things like raising the minimum wage and more,” Ocasio-Cortez told The Daily Cardinal.
The crowd welcomed Ocasio-Cortez to the stage, and Wisconsin, with loud cheers. She focused much of her speech on the right to choose and the choices that her family and everyday Americans make each day.
One of the most poignant moments of Ocasio-Cortez’s speech was her recount of her sexual assault while working as a waitress in New York City. Weeks after being sexually assaulted and late on her period, she remembered sitting in a bathroom with a pregnancy test, waiting three minutes to see the result.
“In that moment, in those three minutes, one clear beaming thought went through as I held that stick, ‘Thank God I have a choice,’” she said.
