EXCLUSIVE: How the ‘newest mother’ in Congress marks a year since Roe v. Wade was overturned: Republican Elise Stefanik reveals how son Sam, two, showed her the importance of protecting the ‘unborn’
- “This is a historic moment for the American people,” Stefanik told DailyMail.com
- Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America, said Stefanik is a strong “role model” and steadfast in her commitment to life
- Whoever becomes the next US president in 2024 will be ‘most important’ for the pro-life movement, says Dannenfelser
Elise Stefanik, Speaker of the Republican Conference of the House of Representatives, promotes Republicans’ commitment to protecting the sanctity of life a year after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which brought the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade overturned.
“This is a historic moment for the American people,” Stefanik told DailyMail.com during an exclusive interview Tuesday at the National Press Club ahead of her keynote address for the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America organization.
“As the newest mom in Congress, I gave birth to my son, Sam, almost two years ago. I know how important it is to stand up and protect the most precious and vulnerable among us, that is, the unborn,” she said.
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America, said Stefanik is a strong “role model” and steadfast in her commitment to life. The group supported Stefanik when she first ran for Congress in 2013, when she was “really an unknown,” the top lawmaker added.
“This is a historic moment for the American people,” Stefanik told DailyMail.com during an exclusive interview on Tuesday
Dannenfelser told DailyMail.com that post-Dobbs, the “most important” event for the pro-life movement moving forward is who is elected “President of the United States” in 2024.
The upcoming debate phase “is going to be a very important debate phase on the abortion issue,” continued the SBA List president.
“Whoever sits in that Oval Office will lead the country in a very important and tender moment for women and children, so may the best man or woman win,” she said.
The SBA list has not specifically endorsed the 2024 GOP primary and has threatened to campaign against Trump — or any other presidential candidate — who does not support a 15-week abortion ban.
Stefanik, who was the first GOP leadership member to pledge support for President Trump in 2024, says she still stands by him despite his arrest last week on 37 federal counts in connection with his alleged mishandling of classified documents and obstruction of justice.
“I am proud to support President Trump,” she told DailyMail.com on Tuesday. “I’m proud that today’s Republican Party has such strong pro-life leaders at the federal level at the state level and, of course, our presidential candidates.”
Stefanik said Republicans, who hold the majority in the House of Representatives, have a “real chance” to show their “life commitment.”
She then denounced the Democrats, whom she calls the “radicals and extremists” of abortion.
Stefanik and her son Mason, who just turned two years old
SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said Stefanik is a strong “role model” and steadfast in her commitment to life
“As the newest mom in Congress, I gave birth to my son, Sam, almost two years ago,” said Stefanik
‘She seeking abortion on demand paid for by the taxpayer, including late abortion up to and after the time of birth. That’s not the consensus view in America,” she exclaimed.
“It’s the Republicans who support the consensus view in America,” she added, listing GOP legislation in support of expanding the child tax credit and criticizing the Biden administration for baby food shortages.
As for whether there should be a specific national ban on abortion, Stefanik said there should be a “common sense” view that no taxpayer money goes to abortions.
She is a co-sponsor of a bill that would ban abortions after 12 weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest and the mother’s life.
Stefanik also added that Congress’ continued support for the Hyde Amendment, which bans taxpayers’ money from going to abortions, is critical.