GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina told reporters her resolution is aimed specifically at Democrat Sarah McBride, who was elected to the House this month from Delaware.
House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member of CongressRep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., center, leaves a meeting of House Democrats on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Washington.
Johnson earlier in the day emphasized the need to “treat all persons with dignity and respect,” adding, “This is an issue that Congress has never had to address before, and we’re going to do that in deliberate fashion with member consensus on it.” “I’m absolutely, 100% gonna stand in the way of any man who wants to be in a women’s restroom, in our locker rooms, in our changing rooms,” Mace said told reporters Tuesday. The second-term congresswoman added that Johnson assured her the bathroom provision would be included in any changes to House rules for the next Congress.Democrats, including McBride, denounced the GOP effort as “bullying” and a “distraction.
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