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79 Members of Congress Speak Out in Opposition to Biden Title IX Plan
WASHINGTON / May 24, 2023 – The Biden Department of Education has issued proposed regulations that would expand the definition of biological “sex” to include “gender identity” (1) and allow the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports (2).
If approved, these proposals also will have far-reaching, harmful consequences for parental rights (5), free speech (3), due process (4), religious freedom (6), and gender transitioning of minors (7).
In response, 79 members of Congress have released statements of opposition, many of them strongly-worded:
Senate — 29 members:
- John Barrasso – WY
- Marsha Blackburn – TN
- John Boozman – AR
- Mike Braun – IN
- Katie Britt – AL
- Ted Budd – NC
- Richard Burr – NC
- Bill Cassidy – LA
- Tom Cotton – AR
- Kevin Cramer – ND
- Mike Crapo – ID
- Ted Cruz – TX
- Steve Danies – MT
- Joni Ernst – IA
- Josh Hawley – MO
- Ron Johnson – WI
- James Lankford – OK
- Mike Lee – UT
- Cynthia Lummis – WY
- Roger Marshall – KS
- Markwayne Mullins – OK
- Pete Ricketts – NE
- Marco Rubio – FL
- Rick Scott – FL
- Tim Scott – SC
- Cindy Hyde Smith – MS
- Dan Sullivan – AK
- Thom Tillis – NC
- Tommy Tuberville – AR
House of Representatives — 50 members:
- Jodey Arrington – TX
- Brian Babin –TX
- Jim Banks – IN
- Andy Biggs – AZ
- Dan Bishop – NC
- Lauren Boebert – CO
- Mike Bost – IL
- Josh Brecheen – OK
- Michael C. Burgess – TX
- Eric Burlison – MO
- Ben Cline – VA
- Michael Cloud – TX
- Andrew S. Clyde – GA
- Eli Crane – AZ
- Dan Crenshaw – TX
- Byron Donalds – FL
- Jeff Duncan – SC
- Michelle Fischbach – MN
- Virginia Foxx – NC
- Bob Good – VA
- Mark E. Green, M.D. – TN
- Marjorie Taylor Greene – GA
- Glenn Grothman – WI
- Michael Guest – MS
- Andy Harris, M.D. –
- Kevin Hern – OK
- Clay Higgins – LA
- Randy L. Jackson – TX
- Mike Johnson – LA
- Doug Lamborn – CO
- Debbie Lesko – AZ
- Anna Paulina Luna – FL
- Nancy Mace – SC
- Kevin McCarthy – CA
- David McKinley – WV
- Mary E. Miller – IL
- Cory Mills – FL
- Nathaniel Moran – TX
- Alex X. Mooney – WV
- Troy E. Nehls – TX
- Ralph Norman – SC
- Andy Ogles – TN
- George Santos – NY
- Steve Scalise – LA
- Pete Sessions – TX
- Chris Smith – NJ
- Gregory Steube – FL
- Ann Wagner – MO
- Randy Weber – TX
- Daniel Webster – FL
In addition, numerous state lawmakers and attorneys general have issued statements of disapproval. Links to all statements are available online (8).
SAVE calls on federal and state lawmakers to continue to voice their opposition to both Title IX regulations. Send email to: alejandro.reyes@ed.gov
Links:
- https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-proposed-changes-title-ix-regulations-invites-public-comment
- https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-us-department-educations-proposed-change-its-title-ix-regulations-students-eligibility-athletic-teams.
- https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/network/parental-rights/
- https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/network/free-speech/
- https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/network/due-process/
- https://www.saveservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/First-Liberty-Institute-Statement-on-Title-IX.pdf
- https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/network/gender-transitioning/
- https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/attorneys-general-and-lawmakers/