GOP NY congressman accuses Dem of refusing to let him cosponsor contraception bill for political reasons
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A New York House Republican is accusing a Democratic colleague of refusing to let him cosponsor a pro-contraception bill, leaving him open to attack ads by his election opponent.
Molinaro, a freshman House member, says his Democratic opponent in the hotly contested New York 19th District race, Josh Riley, is blasting him for not being a co-sponsor, despite his requests to co-sponsor the bill. Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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"I was the first Republican to support the Right to Contraception Act. Shame on @KathyManningNC who DENIED my MANY requests to cosponsor just so @JoshRileyUE could spin more lies in his desperate campaign built on lies. #ANewLow," Molinaro wrote. Molinaro’s staff emailed Manning on June 5 and on June 13 asking for him to be added as a cosponsor, per the screenshots.