Exclusive: Republican women in Congress are fighting to change the bland narrative that paints Democrats as the party of women, hoping to ride out big gains in future elections.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, RN.Y., said: “I don't know why we let Democrats hijack the narrative and claim they are the party of women. This is bull.”
Other lawmakers who spoke with Fox News Digital for this story noted that the cost of living, a cornerstone issue for Republicans in recent elections, was as much a women's issue as anyone else's.
Republicans have also passed several bills since he won that election that put women at the center of conservative policy changes Transgender youth and border security.
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From left to right, actors Nancy Mace, Nicole Malliotakis and Ashley Henson are at the forefront of the Republican Party's push to attract women. (Getty Images)
“You shouldn't let the Democratic Party tell you they're the party of women if they can't even define what a woman is. So we will continue to be advocates for young women and girls, whether it's in professional spaces, in bathrooms or in sports,” said Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa.
Henson said she is “a working mom fighting for other working moms.”
“Women are often the most important decision-makers in a household, for example. So, when I think about economic indicators, how are we going to get more women in the workforce? How can we empower more women and families? We support more women in sports?” Henson asked.
Historically, Malliotakis noted, it was Republicans who led the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment that gave women the right to vote. She also indicated that he was under the president Donald Trump That a museum dedicated to women's history has been authorized.
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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis noted that the Smithsonian Women's Museum was authorized during President Donald Trump's first term. (Donald Trump 2024 campaign)
“President Trump in 2020 authorized the Smithsonian Women's History Museum. Joe Biden did nothing with it for four years,” Malliotakis said. “I pushed for the transfer of land for the Smithsonian Women's Museum, and I think it makes perfect sense that we would be the party to do that, given our history. “
As a voting bloc, women have favored Democrats and the left in modern history.
Democrats also blamed Republicans for the conservative Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, a move that appears to translate into electoral success in the 2022 Midterms.
Progressives have also historically been major supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment, legislation that was primarily pushed during the second-wave feminist movement.
However, Republican women like Rep. Nancy Masse, R-C. , now argue that bills like hers, which Illegal immigrants will be deported Those who commit sexual crimes against women and other Americans are what it takes to protect women.
Freshman Rep. Julie Fedorchak noted that she was the loudest voter in her state last year. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
“MAGA is the new feminism,” Mas wrote on X this month.
In addition, Rep. Julie Fedorchak, RN.D. , one of the few Republican women in the junior class of the 119th Congress, noted that her story was a testament to the merit of the Republican Party.
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“I was the biggest vote-getter in my entire state of anyone, as a woman, as the first congresswoman in our state. So I think more than anything else, they want people who are blown away by this job, who are qualified and who are willing,” Fedorchak said.
“The cost of everything, making ends meet, helping women manage their multiple roles, getting government out of their lives, helping strengthen the role of fathers…these things are women's issues.”
