The House passed legislation Tuesday to protect women’s and girls school sports from biological male athletes.
“The last time my bill passed the House, not a single Democrat supported it,” bill sponsor Rep. Greg. Steube, R-Fla., told The Daily Signal. “The Democratic Party should listen to the mandate we just received from America: 70% of moderate voters said [President-elect Donald] Trump’s protection of women’s sports and bathrooms was a driving factor in their vote this fall.”
The bill passed 218-206. Two Democrats, Reps. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, and Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, voted for it.
“Probably the most famous ad of the campaign cycle was the one that the Trump administration ran on this issue, and it resonates with the American people,” Speaker Mike Johnson told The Daily Signal at a press conference following the vote. “So in the opinion polls, this is an 80, 90% issue or more, depending on which poll you look at, because again, it comports with common sense.”
“We should have every single member of Congress united on this,” the Louisiana Republican continued.
The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act would prohibit ...
