Emily Crockett

Federal Policy Reporter, RH Reality Check

Emily Crockett is a former reporter for Rewire and reporter and associate editor at Generation Progress, and her work has been published at The Nation, In These Times, DCist, The Intentional, and AlterNet. She hails from Texas, is also a professional opera singer and playwright, and tweets at @emilycrockett.

Congressional Pro-Choice Bill Would Expand Obamacare’s Women’s Health Gains

Emily Crockett

The 21st Century Women’s Health Act includes several provisions to both expand reproductive health-care access and improve research and public awareness on the topic.

Senate Republicans Block Rule Making Union Elections Easier

Emily Crockett

Labor advocates say the rule change is necessary to reduce anti-union intimidation by employers.

Republicans Finally Relent in Funding Fight Over Immigration

Emily Crockett

After months of delays and exercises in legislative futility, House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday finally allowed the passage of a “clean” funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that would not block any of President Obama’s actions to temporarily protect some unauthorized immigrants from deportation.

The Latest Anti-Choice Strategy: Less Planned Parenthood Bashing, More Insurance Bans

Emily Crockett

To win over the middle, anti-choice leaders argued at CPAC, it's more helpful to message around "incremental" abortion restrictions like 20-week bans or insurance coverage restrictions.

Barbara Mikulski, Longest Serving Woman in Congress, Will Not Seek Re-Election

Emily Crockett

At a press conference announcing her decision, Mikulski said she had asked herself, “Do I spend time my raising money, or do I spend my time raising hell?”

Meet the Islamophobic CPAC Mainstage Speaker Behind the ‘Abortion Barbie’ Posters

Emily Crockett

Sabo, a Los Angeles-based street artist and right-wing folk hero, had a thing or two to say about Islam, immigration, Ted Cruz, and art at the nation's largest conservative gathering.

Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush, Immigration ‘Moderates,’ Take Focus Off Families at CPAC

Emily Crockett

Both possible 2016 presidential contenders said changes to immigration law should focus less on family ties and more on economic factors.

CPAC’s Worst, Weirdest ‘Jokes’

Emily Crockett

Among this year's attempts at conservative "humor": Sean Hannity's X-ray utero-vision, Ted Cruz's quip about not beating his wife, and the guy from Duck Dynasty calling STIs “the revenge of the hippies.”

At CPAC, 2016 Hopefuls Stick to Rote Remarks on Abortion

Emily Crockett

Even in front of this red-meat-friendly audience, references to abortion rights by presidential hopefuls were mostly passing and routine.

Walmart Pay Raise Falls Short for Working Mothers and Broader Economy

Emily Crockett

For Walmart workers like Fatmata Jabbie, a refugee from Saudi Arabia with two young children and a third on the way, a slightly higher hourly wage doesn’t do her much good if she can’t get enough hours.

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