Sarah McBride, first Transgender member of Congress, He criticized Republicans for focusing on keeping transgender athletes out of girls and women's sports.
Delaware, the state where McBride won the election To serve as a representative for her at-large district, she has no laws restricting trans athletes from participating in sports that do not correspond to their sex at birth.
“I've had conversations with my colleagues about many of the bills before us, and certainly I've heard from some colleagues who, like me, are puzzled that this is a priority for a Republican convention entering a Republican trifecta, and that this is an issue they're giving Priority.”
“It defies understanding, except for the fact that it is a very clear part of a policy of disinformation and distraction.”
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Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, Democrat of Delaware, poses for a photo after joining new members of Congress in the 119th Congress for a group photo on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol on November 15, 2024, in Washington. DC (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.The United States reintroduced a measure earlier this week to ban biological males from participating in sports for women and girls in the Republican-led Senate. With the approval of the leadership, he is expected to receive the vote.
The Women and Girls in Sports Protection Act has been a years-long campaign for the Alabama Republican, who originally introduced it in 2023.
He will maintain this measure Which Chapter Nine deals with Gender as “recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth” and does not modify it to apply to gender identity.
28 states impose restrictions on transgender athletes participating in sports that align with their gender identity.
Since McBride's election, there has been a battle on Capitol Hill over whether McBride should be allowed to use women's restrooms.
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, Democrat of Delaware, poses for a photo on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on November 15, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)
Tuberville's legislation would ban federal funding from going to sports programs that allow biological men to participate in women's and girls' sports.
President-elect Trump said he would “ban” transgender athletes born male from participating in girls' and women's sports.
President Biden recently dropped potential protections for transgender athletes.
“President Trump ran on the issue of saving women’s sports and won overwhelmingly,” Tuberville, the former college football coach, told Fox News Digital. “Seventy percent of Americans agree that men don't belong in women's sports or locker rooms. I've said many times that I think Title IX is one of the best things to come out of Washington. But in the last few years, it's been destroyed.
Representatives-elect Sarah Alfrith, Democrat of Maryland; Sarah McBride, Democrat from Delaware; and Emily Randall, Democrat of Washington, speak as they meet with other new members of Congress in the 119th Congress to take a group photo on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on November 15, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)
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“While I am pleased that the Biden administration ultimately rescinded the proposed rule, Congress must ensure this does not happen again. I am welcoming my first granddaughter this spring and will not stop fighting until her rights to fair competition are protected. I hope that every one of my colleagues will join me In defense of our daughters, nieces, and granddaughters by voting on this important bill.”
Fox News' Julia Johnson contributed to this report.
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