Although Democrat-led efforts to pass a sales tax exemption for menstrual products have...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joins other key Republicans in support of repealing the 'tampon tax'
Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan added it to his list of legislative priorities, adding that, “It is essential that the Texas House makes meaningful progress this year on better supporting mothers and children in the state.” Democrats had successful national elections in 2018 and 2020 in large part because of increased support among women, particularly suburban women, and Republicans last year had hoped to win back some of those voters.
Polling earlier in the year suggested the GOP was making inroads, but then the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, and states around the country moved to restrict abortion more aggressively than anytime in the last 50 years. While Republicans were broadly expected to win a majority in the U.S. House and Senate in last year’s midterms, they won only a very narrow advantage in the House and actually lost a seat in the Senate.in a victory lap speech shortly after the election. “Y’all showed up and beat the hell out of them.”
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