Several topics were discussed including access to birth control and contraceptives, adoption for same-sex couples, women's equality, and the impact on other Supreme Court decisions once considered precedent, such as Obergefell v. His remarks came as he testified alongside constitutional experts and civil rights advocates before the House Judiciary Committee on the privacy and civil rights concerns impacted by the overturning of Roe v. "If you do not protect marriage equality, you are saying that we do not belong in we the people," said Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Paige Cognetti (D) and George Brown (D), mayors of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, respectively, introduced the president. Matt Cartwright, whose district includes Wilkes-Barre.
Finally, he endorsed Democrats running for office in Pennsylvania, including Senate candidate John Fetterman, gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro, and incumbent Rep.
He took a swipe at what he called "MAGA Republicans" saying, "Don't tell me you support law enforcement if you won't condemn what happened on the sixth!" He also criticized rhetoric and "attacks" directed toward the FBI amid the search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence. The president visited the city to promote his administration's proposed Safer America Plan and touted its central initiatives, which include funding the police, improving the criminal justice system, and reducing gun violence. "I am determined to ban assault weapons in this country," said President Biden during remarks at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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