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Rep. Madeline Dean tells Jenkintown students and voters she will fight to codify Roe, curb gun violence and rein in corporate price-gouging
Summary
At a forum hosted by Jenkintown School District, Rep. Madeline Dean, D-Pa., discussed her record and priorities — including codifying Roe v. Wade, banning assault-style weapons, raising the minimum wage and addressing corporate profit-taking — and answered voter questions on trade, democracy and equality.
Madeline Dean, the Democratic incumbent for Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District, told a crowd at a forum hosted by the Jenkintown School District that she will work to codify Roe v. Wade, tighten firearms regulations and press for economic policies she said will lower costs for ordinary families.
"Abortion care is health care," Dean said during a question-and-answer session that followed her prepared remarks. She described the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision as having "struck at freedom for women and girls" and said she would "do everything in my power" to codify the protections that Roe provided.
Dean opened by describing her local roots — she said she was born and raised in nearby Glenside and thanked school faculty, staff and students for hosting the…
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