Congress Divided Over Transgender Bathroom Access Debate

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is under pressure from some Republican members to restrict transgender Rep-elect Sarah McBride from using women's bathrooms at the Capitol. Rep. Nancy Mace has proposed a bill to enforce this restriction, which she claims Johnson agreed to include in House rules, though he has not confirmed this publicly. The issue has sparked heated debate, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene threatening a physical altercation over the matter. Critics, including Rep. Maxwell Frost, argue the focus should be on substantive issues rather than culture wars.
Topics:nation#house-rules#marjorie-taylor-greene#mike-johnson#nancy-mace#politics#transgender-rights
- Mike Johnson under siege from GOP firebrands on trans lawmaker's bathroom access Axios
- Rep. Nancy Mace introduces measure to ban transgender women from female bathrooms The Washington Post
- "Just plain bullying": Congress erupts over bill targeting new transgender member Axios
- Delaware Representative-elect Sarah McBride responds to proposed transgender bathroom ban at US Capitol WPVI-TV
- Speaker Johnson declines to answer on whether transgender Rep-elect McBride is a man or a woman Fox News
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