WASHINGTON—National Right to Life Committee, the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates, congratulates newly-elected incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and the incoming Senate Republican leadership.

The following is a statement from Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life:

We congratulate the incoming pro-life leadership of the newly elected Senate majority. From Senator John Thune as Majority Leader to Senator John Barrasso as Majority Whip, National Right to Life looks forward to working with the incoming Senate leadership to enact policy initiatives that will protect the lives of unborn children and provide resources for moms and young parents.

The incoming Senate leadership includes pro-life leaders:

• Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), Senate Majority Leader
• Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip
• Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), chairman of the Senate GOP Conference
• Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chair of the Senate GOP Policy Committee
• Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), vice chairman of the Senate GOP Policy Committee
• Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) 

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. NRLC works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.