Sarah McBride, first openly transgender politician elected to the House of Representatives claimed on Sunday that the GOP’s focus on transgender issues was They “attempted to distract” voters.
“I think we are all united that this effort to attack vulnerable communities is not only brave-hearted but also courageous. But it is also an attempt to mislead. Because every time we hear the incoming administration or Republicans in Congress talk about vulnerable groups in this country, we have to be clear that it is an attempt to distract.” who was elected to represent Delaware earlier this month. said Sunday morning on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
“It’s an attempt to distract from what they’re doing. Every time, every time we hear them say the word ‘trans,’ look what they’re doing with their right hand. Look what they did for Pick an American worker in your pocket. To fleece the elderly by privatizing Social Security and Medicare, look what they are doing. It undermines workers,” McBride added.
President Donald Trump, a conservative voter And members of Congress have expressed concerns about transgender issues. Including extending the time period for several years. This is especially true in the context of banning biological males from competing in sports for women and girls. Including prohibiting men from entering the women’s bathroom. and locker rooms
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Sarah McBride, representative for voters, attends orientation for new members at the US Capitol on November 1, 21, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
on capitol hill South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace introduced a resolution last week that would prohibit members, officials, and Council employees from the use of “single-gender facilities other than facilities consistent with biological sex”
Mace, a rape survivor also proposed another draft law that would “Biological men are prohibited from using women’s protected private facilities, such as bathrooms and locker rooms. on all federal property” across the country
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Democrats, including McBride, blamed Maze as a “far-right” extremist for the bill.
“This is a blatant attempt by far-right extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing. We should focus on reducing housing costs. health care and child care not production Culture wars,” McBride posted to X.
Rep. Nancy Mace grilled civil rights activist leader and former NYC mayoral candidate Maya Wiley at Thursday’s hearing. (GOP Supervision YouTube Channel)
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said later this week that Same-sex facilities on Capitol Hill including bathroom It will be used by persons of the corresponding biological sex.
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“All single-gender facilities in Parliament Buildings and Parliamentary Office Buildings, such as bathrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms It is reserved for individuals of the biological sex,” Johnson said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. “It is important to note that each member office has its own private bathroom. And there are unisex restrooms available throughout City Hall.”
MRC Free Speech America feels that Speaker Mike Johnson should “direct the relevant committees and committee chairs to investigate Google for curtailing citizens’ constitutional rights.” (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
“Women deserve women-only spaces,” he added.
“Like any other policy It can be enforced,” Johnson told reporters later. “But we have single-gender facilities for some reason. And women deserve women-only spaces. And we are not against anyone. We are women supporting And I think it’s an important policy for us to continue. It always has been. I guess it’s an unwritten policy. But now it’s in writing.”
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McBride continued during Sunday’s interview that the GOP’s focus on transgender issues has distracted Congress from policy issues like lowering the cost of living.
Representative Sarah McBride joins other members of parliament. of the 119th Congress to take a group photo on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on November 1, 15 Nov. 2024 (Photo Andrew Harnick/Getty)
“This is something we must also make clear. Because I think last week was a prime example of this. All the time and energy spent distracting the federal government from going after transgender people is time and Energy that is not focused on addressing our voters’ living expenses. And we must be clear that there is a real cost to American workers every time they make this a priority,” McBride said.
Mace appeared on Fox & Friends Weekend on Sunday. in which she responded to Democrats who criticized her for passing the legislation. Specifically, New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria. Ocasio-Cortez
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“It is sad and surprising that in 2024 I will have to watch TV and be on social media. To explain to left-wing extremists that men shouldn’t be allowed into women’s restrooms. Women should not be forced to undress in front of men.”
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind and Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
