Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, Democrats have had ample opportunities to work with Republicans during the 117th Congress on bills that protect students in schools, including H.R. 7966, the STOP II Act, sponsored by Representative Richard Hudson of North Carolina, that would have increased funding for school resource officers and mental health guidance counselors and would have provided Federal grants for better securing our schools; and H.R. 7942, the Securing Our Students Act, sponsored by Representative Burgess Owens of Utah, that would have allowed school district to use unspent COVID-19 emergency relief funds to improve school buildings and strengthen security. Unfortunately, the Democrat then-majority blocked these bills from coming to the House floor. In addition, the House recently passed H.R. 5 which includes provisions ensuring the rights of parents to be informed about violent incidents in school and ensuring that school boards cannot censor the voices of parents who are expressing concerns about any such violent incidents. This is not about bullying kids. It is about fairness. It is about standing up for biological women and girls when no one on the left seems to care about that. Our colleagues across the aisle have even said it is okay for biological males to share locker rooms and showers with biological females even if they don't consent. If supposed groups that support women oppose this bill, then they don't support women.…”