Lawmakers Engage In Tense Debate Over Proposed Bill On Inclusion Of Trans Athletes In Women's Sports

Before the congressional recess, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) discussed proposed legislation related to the participation of transgender athletes in women's sports, during a House Rules Committee hearing.
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[@batmanforpresident9655]

The fact that this is even being debated truly shows how much this country has deteriorated....

[@shreder75]

💯

[@cheefkeef8749]

Well it’s soooo important to Barack and his husband big Mike. So until they are gone it’s going to keep getting pushed on us

[@user-sf6cg1iy1o]

Thanks to Biden/obama!!!

[@marvelvisionary]

This is why you choose who you vote for wisely.

[@user-sf6cg1iy1o]

@@marvelvisionary make sure they are fit. Not cause they are a woman that giggles.

[@butterfly14352]

men out of women's sports

[@butterfly14352]

GET THEM OUT

[@maryreyes368]

The fact that we are having this debate during this Democratic administration says it all I’m voting against this whole idea and I’m voting against this whole administration

[@deborahplasencia1833]

its the republicans that are bringing up this issue, not the democrats and not this administration

[@shreder75]

@introvertincognito4518 lol right? This "person" has been trolling forbes all day

[@user-et7rh1vh2y]

Me too.

[@SuperDean1957]

Anyone with a daughter should be outraged.

[@jrstar1439]

No trans are allowed in women's sports, HS and college and also aren't allowed in the women locker room or bathrooms. Texas law and there are no exceptions, Gov. Abbott.

[@butterfly14352]

Out of women's sports

[@carlyatkinson4307]

Male (bio) female (bio) trans (xy)

[@jasonrogers8754]

I just don't understand how this is even an argument. Allowing men to play in women's sports is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard besides gays for Palestine. What the f*** are we doing?

[@user-sf6cg1iy1o]

​it's cause of hilary clinton she is a bad cult leader!

[@montyziebell1077]

Anyone that doesn't know what a woman is should not be in Congress.

[@athomson7394]

Or the Supreme Court

[@shannonknight8278]

Lets stop the bull and save wemons sports!!

[@zod8294]

That's right 👍 this is all bull crap

[@marknrogers]

It's time to quit playing this stupid game. 🙄

[@TheBthaboss]

I don’t understand why Bobby Scott couldn’t answer his question directly. Then he say he wants to defer to the Olympics and the NCAA. Just make a decision on what you believe!

[@dant4777]

That's how demoncrats work let somebody else take the blame

[@karenhaley58]

He doesn’t want to lose his seat if he’s up for reelection

[@phylliscurtner5578]

He can't, he has to follow the Democratic party. They cannot think for themselves..

[@butterfly14352]

OR WE THE PEOPLE WILL GET YOU OUT

[@stevewolf9211]

Stop with what the Olympics and the ncaa are doing they are just being woke. Look at title 9 which protected women’s sports in the ncaa. Just have a trans sports devision This whole debate is a waste of my tax money.

[@enricorizzo9318]

Sad really is sad..

[@zod8294]

Very sad

[@Vince0ffer]

Whoa! They are still talking about this?

[@sellsformoola]

For Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) not even responsible enough to take a stance on this issue and passing the buck. VA think twice about who represents your state.

[@carolann4087]

That dude keeps referring to the Olympic Committee as they are some sort of authority over us all. They have NO such authority. And speaking of the Olympics, we had for the first time 2 male boxers competing against each other for the women's title. This is complete BS! Kamala's favorite saying as of late, "we're not going back". Well, we'd better go back and fast because this is nuts. It used to be when a man beat up a women, they went to jail. Now, men beat up women and get a medal.

[@shreder75]

Why is this even still a thing???

[@donhurst8459]

democrats

[@shreder75]

@@donhurst8459 indeed

[@bme2383]

This guy is such a liar he can’t answer a single question. What a waste of time.

[@jamietwigg5152]

The democrat from Virginia is gone next cycle.

[@J915WinterKing]

How do we debate FOR men in women's sports? I thought the purpose of women's sports was to prevent men from playing against women?

[@maryspencer1882]

Why not have a trans section. They can compete against each other.

[@zod8294]

Who started this? Very soon they will claim man can get pregnant

[@karenhaley58]

They already do

[@marknrogers]

Too late. They already play that pretend game too.

[@AntoinetteFarison-gg3vm]

They are looking to get a utris implants

[@randyjon224]

They've been making that claim for years already.

[@cassiewatson6308]

They have been making that claim but they are also working making that happen.

[@BathshebaBlack-vp1fz]

I'm sorry but that's bullshit

[@karenhaley58]

What part?

[@runits]

@@karenhaley58 the waste of tax payer money on a wedge issue.

[@robchamp1403]

Democrats identified as Sloths 🦥

[@TheListOf]

This shouldn't even be debatable....

[@patricksullivan7140]

Ridiculous

[@viorelpiscanu9425]

Why not!? "This is the Road to Hell" wide open ... Decay society in the name of progress...😂😂😂😂😂

[@marknrogers]

U r ridiculous.

[@betsyburns1825]

He is not going to answer a question. He won't even say what a woman is and he has to be in his 60's at least. Would not be his wife!

[@shackallison3084]

Doping is not allowed in any sports. Taking drugs to be able to compete should never be allowed. Period. This is a ridiculous non-issue.

[@cassiewatson6308]

Unfortunately this administration specializes in manufacturing & transforming non-issues into culture wars.

[@jennifercockfield3218]

We shouldn’t even be having this conversation. The concept is nothing short of ridiculous. Co-Ed sports-fine. Biological women competing against whatever the rival feels like at the moment-absolutely not. Common sense isn’t so common anymore.

[@runits]

irl does high school sports matter? do you think this is a major world issue they should be dealing with? if one person somewhere wins some race (or comes in fifth), does this hurt you?

[@shreder75]

@@runits What an incredibly simpleminded point of view

[@sineriafrankenstein7316]

The public should be making these decisions.

[@larryhall595]

I am so sick of this B.S. Just let the LGBT+ have their own competitions and leave the rest of us alone.🤔😁 We could ALL be happy.

[@robertmichel772]

This this jerk has been asked the question several times and several different ways and he has diverted it every time the question was what is it you think not what the Olympics say what in the hell is going on where people are allowed to just sidestep the answering of a question throw him in jail

[@lindagilman9215]

BAD RULING. 😡

[@duncanbauer1618]

Interestingly enough, we dont have Trans Balkerinas or Showgirls in Las Vegas. If there are, its Kept on the Down Low, why is that? Deep Pickets are Arbitarilly ignored.

[@mickeyandres2651]

Scott sounds crazy not knowing what a woman is…..

[@byebyebiden8617]

It's very simple. A WOMAN has "X&X" chromosome. A MALE has "X&Y" chromosome.

[@samueltucker8473]

Clearly there it is

[@bonniebossert7483]

Women play women's sports!! Men play men's sports !!! If there's no women's football teams(example), then women create the sports teams you want to play on !!! Vice versa with men's team, you want to play hopscotch or jump rope (examples) then create a men's team !!! Stop all this BS !!!!

[@kelvinmccoylcswlcdc8273]

You are already said men and women are different and it is biological. Now you are hedging your bets.

[@JanSkaggs]

Trans athletes are different from male or female athletes! Give them their own group to participate in. Two groups if necessary. Women do not get paid as much as men in sports due to fewer viewers. In all fairness the trans community athletes need to play in their separate “sexual identity” group and earn whatever they can by the number of people interested in watching them. It is not right to be unfair to the two groups - male and female athletes, by putting in others who identify differently! If there is a need for trans to be athletes, let them do it with others who identify as trans. It’s common sense!

[@cassiewatson6308]

If that were to happen we would quickly see that they're not as numerous as they claim to be.

[@JanSkaggs]

@@cassiewatson6308 I agree.

[@bobvarin2454]

Bobby Scott is a genuine woose !

[@peggyfleener3111]

Why is this even in the Federal government? Put thus back in the States. And Let the School systems and communities decided this for themselves. And how to resolve this: Make male sports for male sports: Make Female sports for Females: And let Transgendered people have their Transgendered class league.

[@herlibrarianship]

Get them out!

[@yolandalogan955]

If there is no difference between men and women than why do we separated them in sports????

[@Godislife112]

WHAT A COWARD, HE CAN'T EVEN STATE HIS OPINION AND HE HELPS MAKE THE LAWS.....WTF IS WRONG WITH THIS DUDE AND HOW TF DID HE GET ELECTED?????

[@vanessamartini3383]

Thank you Obama

[@What-28-ever-3]

Why not one more on inclusion of trans women in mens sport?

[@marcuswestcott]

Discrimination is not always a bad thing. It depends on how it is applied. Discriminating against men pretending to be women is a good thing.

[@tildars]

Stand on true and just principles in lawmaking, USA. Show the world, no men in women sports.

[@EdwardLorreto]

Debate on the contrary divided we stand our New Name The Divided states. Amen Amen what a great nation.

[@caroldemoe7775]

How about athletic teams decide the issue and government butt out of it!

[@garyrucker1071]

There is a man an woman

[@carlcauble733]

Perversion

[@jodyroberts3620]

Get you own sick team

[@RedRocksMusic73]

How about: who cares!!! Girls have been playing on men's teams since I was in school. Really, don't we have bigger fish to fry?

[@daveb7889]

Refer to all physical men and women's sports high school, college, professional, olympics, etc since records have been kept....biological men records are always better by far any women's records...The data is out there. No study needs to be done...the data is easily available. Biological men athletes will always out perform biological women in their competitive sports. Tennis, swimming, track, marathons, soccer, baseball, weight lifting, etc etc etc.

[@karenleavitt7241]

Biological women in women sports. OERIOD. WHO CARES WHAT Olympics or anyone else says. You are the one making the decisions for the U !

[@jodyroberts3620]

👁️🙏🇺🇲🇺🇸

[@robchamp1403]

A woman has the hole man has pole

[@user-xt7nm6ic7e]

🙏💙😇🇱🇷🌏👍

[@PatriotRN17]

It still NEEDS to be talked about...🤷

[@karenhaley58]

It needs to be codified that biological men are not biological women and visa versa

[@user-vu7hg1sq4y]

Religion is also transgender to freedom of religion

[@jennifercockfield3218]

Huh? Please clarify.🤔

[@runits]

@@jennifercockfield3218 dont ask a bot to clarify. its pointless.

[@ReginaldWrinklebottom]

The thumbnail looks more like a tense bingo game at the oap retirement home.

[@shreder75]

Lol

[@stephensharp2716]

Blind leading the blind