"Thank you, Senator Duckworth, for your strong, heartfelt, and beautiful words," Schumer said to start his remarks. This bill Schumer is promoting would codify a "right" not simply to create human beings outside the womb but to genetically screen them, freeze them, or throw them away. At their press conference, Schumer joined Duckworth in attacking Senate Republicans for their response to this bill. When it came up for another cloture vote in September 2024, Collins and Murkowski were again the only Republicans who sided with Duckworth and Schumer. Republicans should keep blocking this horrendous bill — even if it means Duckworth will continue to attack them with what Schumer calls "beautiful words."