Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, again, we have an amendment that would want us, apparently, to occupy some other state of reality as opposed to the world as we have it today. In that world, we do have transgender individuals who need help, children whose parents are looking for the right courses of conduct for them. This measure would say that those parents do not have the right to make those decisions in consultation with their doctors and with their children. Further, what this amendment says is that those parents need not apply to join our military because they will not be welcomed there with the decisions that they need to make for their families. This amendment that cuts gender-affirming care options for servicemembers' children will drive individuals out of the military, prevent recruitment to start with, and is, frankly, needlessly cruel. These decisions should be reserved for parents and their children. I hear all the time from the other side of the aisle talk about parents' rights--all the time. Parents should have the right to make these decisions. Is there an exception for military families? Parents get to make these decisions, but by the way, if you are a member of our military, you don't get to make these decisions. This is a very personal decision for parents to make with their families, with their children, and with their doctors.…”