For the past two debates, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been working overtime to paint over her extreme anti-abortion views. At tonight’s debate, she’ll once again be doing her best to dodge questions about her extreme record.
“Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is desperate to make voters forget that she supported a six-week abortion ban, and that will be on full display at tonight’s debate,” said American Bridge spokesperson Philip Shulman. “Oregonians can’t trust Rep. Chavez-DeRemer to fight for their reproductive freedom, so we know she’ll be trying every trick in the book to gloss over her record.”
Before joining Congress, Lori Chavez-DeRemer painted herself as a far-right conservative and often latched onto typical MAGA GOP talking points. But since then, she has gone to great lengths to try to “moderate” her views and positions to be more in line with a district she won by just over 7,000 votes in 2022. In particular, on the issue of abortion, Chavez-DeRemer has worked overtime to try to hide her past extreme anti-choice views.
Abortion and Reproductive Rights
- Chavez-DeRemer supported a six-week abortion ban.
- Chavez-DeRemer repeatedly refused to answer the interviewers’ questions on why she thought abortion rights should be left to the states and if she would support federal legislation codifying the right to access abortion.
- Supported the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
- Chavez-DeRemer initially pledged “not to support any legislation that would restrict using taxpayer funding for abortion,” but ultimately flip-flopped and voted to block federal reimbursements for military members who had to travel to get an abortion.
- Chavez-DeRemer claimed to support IVF access, when in fact her “support” was for a toothless resolution, not Rep. Susan Wild’s bill that would actually codify access to IVF as a right.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
- Before joining Congress, Chavez-DeRemer openly criticized the bipartisan infrastructure bill, but in short order pulled a 180 and touted the investments of the bill, and even took credit for bringing money back to the district for an airport project.
Trump
- Chavez-DeRemer described herself, even in the “post-Trump” era, as finding herself “in that conservative side, the conservative faction of the Republican Party.”
- 2024: In March, Chavez-DeRemer endorsed Donald Trump for president, citing border security, the economy, and public safety.
- Trump helped sink the bipartisan border security bill.
- Trump’s plan to impose a 20% tariff would drastically increase prices for consumers.
- Trump, beyond inciting an insurrection and continually encouraging violence, recently advocated for a purge-like event with one “really violent day” to help combat crime.
- Following Trump’s 34-count felony conviction, Chavez-DeRemer issued a statement making no mention of the president or the wrongdoing he was found guilty of by a jury of his peers.
- In a subsequent interview, she left the door open to the idea that the system was corrupt.
Published: Oct 15, 2024 | Last Modified: Oct 20, 2024