Speaker Johnson says restroom use in Capitol must line up with biological sex

[Karah]

HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON IS ENFORCING A NEW POLICY … REQUIRING PUBLIC BATHROOM USE ON THE HOUSE SIDE OF THE CAPITOL TO LINE UP WITH BIOLOGICAL SEX AND NOT GENDER IDENTITY.

THE NEW RULE COMING AS THE FIRST OPENLY TRANSGENDER PERSON ELECTED TO CONGRESS – SARAH MCBRIDE –  PREPARES TO BE SWORN IN JANUARY 3RD.. 

THIS WEEK, REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE NANCY MACE … INTRODUCED A RESOLUTION TO BAR TRANSGENDER WOMEN FROM USING FEMALE BATHROOMS AND OTHER GENDER SPECIFIC PLACES IN THE CAPITOL – SUCH AS LOCKER ROOMS.

MACE SAYS THE BILL IS INTENDED TO TARGET MCBRIDE. 

I want to make sure that no men are in women’s private spaces and it doesn’t end here… this shouldn’t be going on .. on any federal property. If you’re a school or an institution that gets government funding … this kinda thing should be banned.. I think it’s sick, it’s twisted

Is this effort in response to Congresswomen McBride coming to congress? Yes and absolutely and then some. 

SPEAKER JOHNSON SAYING WEDNESDAY HE SUPPORTS MACE’S RESOLUTION 

a man is a man .. and a woman is a woman and a man cannot become a woman. 

JOHNSON ALSO NOTED EVERY HOUSE MEMBER’S OFFICE HAS ITS OWN PRIVATE BATHROOM AND THAT UNISEX RESTROOMS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE CAPITOL. 

UNDER HOUSE RULES, THE SPEAKER HAS GENERAL CONTROL OF FACILITIES IN THE CHAMBER, GIVING JOHNSON THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE THE POLICY SURROUNDING BATHROOMS.

REPRESENTATIVE MCBRIDE RESPONDED … RELEASING A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART “I’M NOT HERE TO FIGHT ABOUT BATHROOMS. I’M HERE TO FIGHT FOR DELAWAREANS AND TO BRING DOWN COSTS FACING FAMILIES. LIKE ALL MEMBERS, I WILL FOLLOW THE RULES OUTLINED BY SPEAKER JOHNSON EVEN IF I DISAGREE WITH THEM.”

HOUSE MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES IS ACCUSING REPUBLICANS OF BULLYING MC-BRIDE.

 “This is what we’re doing? This is the lesson that you’ve drawn from the election in November? This is your priority, that you want to bully a member of Congress, as opposed to welcoming her to join this body so all of us can work together.”

IT’S NOT CLEAR NOW EXACTLY HOW THE POLICY WILL BE ENFORCED. 

FOR SAN – I’M KARAH RUCKER. 

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