Political Quotes

“My amendment prohibits the use of funds for the implementation of the rule entitled ``Equal Access in Accordance with an Individual's Gender Identity in Community Planning and Development Programs.'' My amendment defunds an Obama administration's Housing and Urban Development rule that requires equal access for individuals in accordance with their gender identity in shelter programs that are funded from HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development. This means women and young children can be housed in shelters with a male stranger simply because these men identify as women. Mr. Chairman, think about the impact this has on residents of female- only shelters when men who claim to be women are allowed to share bathrooms and shower access. These concerns are not hypothetical. In California, nine homeless women filed a civil complaint after a homeless shelter enabled sexual harassment because a male identifying as a female entered the shelter and showered with a woman. In Alaska, a faith-based shelter filed a lawsuit because female residents would rather sleep in the woods in extremely cold temperatures than get harassed alongside a biological male. I reserve the balance of my time, Mr. Chairman.”