Political Quotes

“Let me tell you the dollar amount spent for the past 5 years--$15 million. That is $15 million for surgery for a man who can't decide whether he is a man, or a girl who can't decide whether she is a girl. Imagine that. You tell those families that have children with Down syndrome, you tell those families that have severely autistic children you are going to spend it for changing genders? I don't mind somebody questioning their gender but pay for it yourself when you have to have it, not on the backs of our brave military families. In the past 5 years, $15 million was spent to treat 1,892 transgender troops. Well, isn't that something? You want somebody who is trying to decide if they are a man or a woman on the firing line? Is that really a question to decide in the military? There was $11.5 million spent on psychotherapy and $3.1 million for surgeries. The price tag for individuals getting this surgery and treatments after have ranged from $8,000 to $100,000. Related healthcare coverage is only going up. My point is, I think, to make this argument, particularly with dollars that could be spent helping meaningful children who have disabilities should be made. To spend this money that we don't have just really spits in the face of our military families. I reserve the balance of my time.”