Political Quotes

“It is really an embarrassment for those in the balcony and those watching on TV to even have to put up listening to amendments to deal with what Matt Rosendale was talking about and to deal with what my amendment is doing, which is similar to his, which is dealing with surgeries using taxpayer dollars for those who don't know whether they are a man or a woman. It is total insanity. If you don't know if you are a man or a woman, you shouldn't be going into war. We have got China building ships and airplanes, and here we are debating on the House floor whether taxpayer dollars should cover medical care for that person who thinks they ought to be another sex than what they are. My amendment prohibits the provision of gender transition procedures, including surgery or medication, through the Exceptional Family Member Program. Let me tell you what the Exceptional Family Member Program is. It provides resources to military families with special needs children. The program is designed for military spouses, children, or other dependent family members who require ongoing medical or educational services, such as individuals with asthma, autism, chronic respiratory illnesses, and others. Recently the military has tried to politicize this valuable program for transgender procedure purposes.…”