Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is leading Democratic members of Congress in condemnation of proposal by House GOP members to ban trans lawmakers from using the bathrooms of their choice. South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace filed the resolution after Sarah McBride was elected to become the first openly transgender woman to serve in Congress , this month.
Ocasio-Cortez called the proposal "just plain bullying," while Rep. Becca Balint said, "The cruelty is the point." Rep.
Joe Morelle added that McBride "is a woman. She should use the ladies room." McBride member-elect for Delaware's at-large congressional district has urged "kindness" from her fellow House members.
However, several House Republicans have expressed support for Mace's measure; Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said she backed Mace's proposal and referred to McBride as "a man" and "he" several times in a video posted to X. Follow Newsweek's Live Blog for updates. Sarah McBride accused GOP of 'manufacturing culture wars' over House bathroom ban bill Sarah McBride has accused Republican House members of using their trans bathroom ban bill to distract from "the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing.
" McBride, who was elected to become the first openly transgender woman to serve in Congress , this month, urged "kindness" from her fellow House members after South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace filed the resolution to ban trans lawmakers from using the bathrooms of their.
