"I insist on pronouncing today, your life is worth it."
"Biden understands it should be reclassified. He said from 1-3. It ought to be classified from 1-420."
"Healthcare bans conflict with medical expertise. They rob parents of their right to make decisions for their children."
"I will not sit here and allow the trans community to be abused or in essence to be rejected."
"You've got to have a better answer. You've got to do something different, or this is going to go on until your great grandchildren are sitting in this Chair as DEA head."
"Government should not stick its nose into a parent's decision to seek gender-affirming care for their children."
"Gender-affirming surgery, the Republicans think the government should make these sensitive decisions."
"I trust parents and medical professionals, not politicians, to make decisions about their children's health when it comes to gender-affirming care, and so does the Constitution."
"Parents have rights in raising their children. Athletes have rights. There is a connection."
"The Republicans didn't want vaccines and face masks, and they argued that parental rights were sacrosanct then."
"Transgender people have been around for a long time. They have rights, and they need to be respected."