It was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York once again The subject of a viral campaign roast after a turbulent revelry on the House floor on Tuesday.
Ocasio-Cortez spoke out against protections Women and girls in sports He acted with a two-minute tirade that included false and unsubstantiated claims. Her speech ended with the unsubstantiated claim that “CEOs love this bill” as it relates to the ongoing wildfires in California.
The bill was eventually approved and will now head to the Senate after all 216 House Republicans voted in favor, along with just two Democrats. Meanwhile, 206 Democrats, including Ocasio-Cortez, voted against the bill.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during a Biden-Harris presidential campaign rally at Fremont Country Club on Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Ocasio-Cortez opened her argument by pointing to Republicans' history of voting against the Violence Against Women Act and the patently false claim in reference to their stance on abortion rights.
“Republicans who have consistently voted against violence against women are acting out, who have taken away the right of all women to choose and control their bodies, and who, as women bleed in parking lots across the country, stand there, allowing it.” To die, we now want to pretend today that they care about women!” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Abortion is currently protected under state law in 21 states and the District of Columbia, and President-elect Trump has repeatedly insisted that under his administration, abortion rights will be left to the states.
Ocasio-Cortez was also one of several Democrats who pushed unsubstantiated claims that the law would subject young girls to sexual predators.
“And why? To open gender screening, and yes, genital screening to young girls in this country, in the name of attacking trans girls!” Ocasio-Cortez continued.
Nowhere in the bill does it say that girls or women will be subject to genital examination in order to participate in sports. However, Ocasio-Cortez, along with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other Democrats opposing him, have cited that possibility as the primary argument for opposing the law.
“The majority now says that nowhere in this bill does it say it opens the door to genital exams. Well, that's the thing, there's no enforcement mechanism in this bill. And when there's no enforcement mechanism, you open the door to every enforcement,” he said. . Automatic!” Ocasio-Cortez said.
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On election morning, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigned for re-election on November 8, 2022 in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens, New York. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
The bill states that it is a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for federally funded educational programs or activities to operate, sponsor, or facilitate athletic programs or activities that allow male individuals to participate in programs or activities that are intended for women or girls.
Under the draft law, Sex depends on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
Ocasio-Cortez has been a consistent advocate for transgender inclusion in women's sports and has previously used the word “predatory” to describe those who oppose her. in november, Reshare Ocasio-Cortez Video of Green Party vice presidential candidate Butch Ware speaking out against the inclusion of transgender people in women's sports, with a caption saying: “This ticket is predatory and people deserve better.”
Now, even though many in her party and liberal media figures are publicly disavowing support for transgender inclusion, Ocasio-Cortez is not wavering in her stance on what a woman or girl is.
“Trans girls are girls!” Ocasio-Cortez said at Tuesday's hearing.
Ocasio-Cortez then launched into a series of incoherent and incomplete sentences about the issue.
“And to all the people who are so interested, thank you for taking an interest in women for the first time I see them. I don't know about all of you. And I don't know who's been to gym class lately, but girls, even if you think there are only two genders, I do mixed sports all the time!” She said before moving on to another point.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a press conference at Jacobi Hospital in the Morris Park neighborhood on June 3, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Ocasio-Cortez's next point was to warn that the bill could lead to a valorization of traditional femininity.
“What also opens this door is women trying to perform a very specific type of femininity for the same type of men who are drafting this bill, opening the door to questioning who a woman is because of our appearance,” she said, “how we present ourselves, and yes, what we choose to be.” We do it with our bodies.”
The bill does not address anything regarding how biological females dress or present themselves or any potential anatomical or physical decisions.
Ocasio-Cortez concluded her speech by claiming that the bill is “beloved” by “bigots” and “alienators,” before making an unjustified connection to CEOs and California wildfires.
“The bigoted people love this bill. The bullies love this bill, but so do the CEOs love this bill. Because Los Angeles is on fire right now, and that's the number one priority for this majority,” she said before leaving the podium.
Ocasio-Cortez came under fire on social media for her engagement later on Tuesday.
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Ocasio-Cortez previously co-sponsored the Equality Act, which was proposed in 2019 and had revisions that “would force public schools to allow biologically male athletes who identify as transgender on girls’ sports teams.”
In March 2023, Democrats, including Ocasio-Cortez, called for a transgender rights bill, proposing resolution “Recognizing that it is the duty of the federal government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights.”
However, the issue of preventing transgender inclusion has now become a bipartisan priority, on which Republicans and Trump have simply taken the lead.
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