Republicans' First 100 Days
Floor Speech
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Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Representative from Louisiana for giving me a couple minutes here.
I have been here for 3 years now in the House of Representatives, and we have seen the other side try to overturn the laws of economics.
Here is a quote: ``We absolutely cannot go bankrupt because we have the power to create as much money as we need to spend. . . .''
That was Nancy Pelosi's budget chairman.
Trying to overturn the laws of economics, trying to overturn the laws of physics, we are going to make internet power into base load power. It doesn't work.
Well, now it is a sad day because now we are debating basic biology on the House floor. Unfortunately, over 50 years since Congress passed the landmark legislation of Title IX, we now have Democrats denying that basic biology and women's rights.
Let me be clear: Biological men have no business competing in women's sports. It is anti-women and it is anti-science to think otherwise.
Here is a headline from NBC news: ``Trans women retain athletic edge after a year of hormone therapy, the study finds.''
From The Guardian: ``Trans women retain 12 percent edge in test 2 years after transitioning.''
Those are the facts, and we have already seen the results. Over 20 biological men have won national or international competitions or championships in the women's category.
With the Biden administration seeking to erase women's rights and continuing to make a mockery of Title IX's fundamental principle of basic biology, Republicans will protect them.
Tomorrow, House Republicans will defend women's sports when we pass the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023.
This will ensure that school athletics comply with the Title IX recognition of a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
As a father of three daughters, I will always stand up to protect our daughters. I would hope all Members of Congress, both Republican and Democrat, would protect decades of progress we have made in securing women's rights.
That starts by passing this legislation.
At a time when Democrats would rather erase our daughters' rights, let me repeat: Republicans will protect them. Thank you to the gentleman from Louisiana.
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