US Senate Republicans spotlight trans athletes issue as midterms approach
Republican members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to oppose transgender athletes participating in women’s sports. Democrats on the panel argued the focus should instead be on economic issues like the cost of living. 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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