US Senate Republicans spotlight trans athletes issue as midterms approach
Republican members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee expressed opposition to transgender athletes participating in women’s sports during a recent hearing. Democrats argued the focus should remain on cost-of-living concerns facing voters. The debate comes as both parties prepare for the upcoming midterm elections.
WASHINGTON — Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee used a hearing Wednesday to continue voicing opposition to transgender athletes competing in women’s sports, which the top Democrat on the panel called a distraction from cost-of-living issues voters are more concerned about. Republicans, vying to defend their majority in the House and Senate in the […]
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