The North Carolina Republican accused his liberal colleagues of waging a 'war on biology.'
."Can I provide a definition?" Jackson replied."I can't.... Not in this context. I'm not a biologist."
Blackburn's questioning hit on the current hot-button issue of gender politics. Conservative leaders have recently railed against the NCAA over its stance on transgender athletes after swimmer Lia Thomas dominated the competition this year. And Florida Governor just signed controversial legislation, which critics call the"Don't Say Gay" bill, that would prohibit certain instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through at least third grade."I never imagined that one of my sacred duties in this hallowed chamber would be explaining to the House speaker the difference between a man and a woman," he said.
The comments were quickly seized on by Katie Dean, a Democrat running against Cawthorn this November. "Today, Madison Cawthorn said that the definition of a woman includes the term 'no tallywhacker' and that 'science is not Burger King.' If
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