Political Quotes

“As I was preparing to give remarks, I was listening to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, and one of the points being raised was about champions of Title IX and what would they say. I think that is a fantastic question. Just today, in the House Judiciary Committee we had a witness, a young lady who is a swimmer for the University of Pennsylvania. I asked her whether Lia Thomas is a man or a woman. This female swimmer replied without hesitation that, indeed, that swimmer is a biological male. Now, that gets sometimes dismissed as, I don't know, humorous or absurd or whatever in these culture battles, but the fact is the young lady testifying was a victim of sexual assault and didn't want to have to be in a bathroom changing with a biological male. Yet, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle dismiss it. They dismiss Riley Gaines' concern about competing against a biological male, while they champion Title IX. You literally can't even make it up. Come to the floor, champion Title IX, and yet they destroy Title IX by virtue of saying, oh, yeah, it is fine. It doesn't matter if you are a dude. Suit up, jump in the pool and swim. I asked one of the witnesses today, I said, well, you know, is the international federation of swimming, or whatever it is called, is that some grand rightwing conspiracy? She kind of chuckled and said no.…”