JD Vance claims not to know any Republicans against birth control. Here's a list of 195 of them

On Sunday, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio spoke with Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Tapper brought up the outrageous story of Kate Cox, a Texas woman who is being forced (so far) to go through with a nonviable pregnancy that risks both her life and her future fertility. Vance claimed he didn’t “know the details of that story,” then attempted to word-salad his way out of things, saying, “We have to provide exceptions for the life of the mother, for rape and so forth.”

Tapper asked whether Vance’s brand-new plan for the Republican Party includes the right to birth control; after all, it is a tried-and-true way for people to make sure they don’t get pregnant in the first place. That led to this exchange:

Vance: Look, obviously, people need to be able to make those decisions. I don't think I know any Republican—at least not a Republican with a brain—that's trying to take those rights away from people. But I think it goes deeper than that.

Tapper: I mean, I could provide a list for you if you want.

Vance: Well, okay, not anybody I talk to, Jake. But, look, I think the more important question is—I talk to a lot of people, a lot of young families who want to have babies. They can't afford mortgages; they're terrified about health care expenses. We've got to answer those questions for people. We've got to have a role to play because, look, we have a real problem in this country.