'A Pretty Interesting Way Of Reframing Your Bullying': Sasse Calls Out Becerra's Lawsuit Against Little Sisters Of The PoorMichael Ginsberg
General Assignment Reporter
February 24, 2021 7:07 PM ET
Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse criticized Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Xavier Becerra’s Wednesday representation of a lawsuit against the Catholic religious order Little Sisters of the Poor.
“You claimed that you never sued the nuns, which is a pretty interesting way of reframing your bullying. You actually sued the federal government, who had given an exemption to the nuns,†Sasse said of the lawsuit California v. Little Sisters of the Poor, which is currently awaiting argument at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Becerra filed the lawsuit in his professional capacity as the California Attorney General.
“We never alleged that the Little Sisters of the Poor did anything wrong. Our problem was that the federal government was not abiding by the law as we saw it, and we took action against the federal government so California could administer its programs to make sure that the Affordable Care Act could continue to work,†Becerra responded.
“What were the nuns doing that made it impossible for California to administer its program? That was a complete nonsense answer. What did the nuns do?†Sasse pressed.
“You sued the federal government that was keeping you from making sure that the nuns had to buy contraceptive insurance. Were the nuns going to get pregnant?†he continued.
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