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On the recordJuly 26, 2023
Make no mistake; today's hearing is not about protecting children or parents' rights. It's a cynical and, frankly, dangerous political attack on transgender children and their families.
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Thomas Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Scanlon describes the hearing as a politically motivated attack on transgender youth.

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