Sarah McBride responds to Congress trans bathroom ban as John Fetterman offers to let her use his toilet READ MORE: Sign up for DailyMail.com's daily political email By GEOFF EARLE, DEPUTY U.S.
POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 00:00 GMT, 21 November 2024 | Updated: 00:00 GMT, 21 November 2024 e-mail 37 View comments Newly-elected lawmaker Rep. Sarah McBride says she'll abide by a new House policy on transgender bathrooms – saying she'll keep her focus on the kitchen table issues that got her to Congress . 'I’m not here to fight about bathrooms.
I’m here to fight for Delawareans and to bring down costs facing families,' she posted after House Republicans imposed the ban weeks before she is set to be sworn in. The first openly transgender lawmaker will have to use the men's bathroom after she is sworn in in January. That could include the crowded and conveniently located men's room just off the Speaker's Lobby where male lawmakers in dark suits sometimes duck in to relieve themselves between votes.
'Like all members, I will follow the rules as outlined by Speaker Johnson, even if I disagree with them,' she wrote in a statement obtained by DailyMail.com and later posted online. 'This effort to distract from the real issues facing this country hasn't distracted me over the last several days, as I've remained hard at work preparing to represent the greatest state in the union come January,' she went on.
She said serving in Congress will be the 'honor of a lifetime,' and looks for.
