Political Quotes

“I yield myself 1 minute for three quick points. Number one, this does not restrict medical treatment for anybody else. It has nothing to do with this whatsoever. Second of all, this doesn't just eliminate sex-change operations. This very specifically eliminates any treatment for gender dysphoria. A lot of times, that is mental health treatment. That is not surgery, and that is not drugs. That is a conversation about that issue. It eliminates it for everybody. Third, yes, we need to put our servicemembers in the best position to focus on their mission and the fight. If you are a servicemember overseas, Mr. Chair, stationed and fighting, and you have a child who is experiencing gender dysphoria and told that your child, who is in a very dangerous situation, cannot get the healthcare that they need, that is not going to help that servicemember be the best possible fighter they can be for this country. We should not be denying healthcare to the family members of our servicemembers that they need, and that is what this amendment does. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.”