"During a recent appearance on CNN, the anti-trans congresswoman - who recently announced her resignation - said she's frustrated that even with a Republican majority, "many of us women are not taken seriously, and our legislation is not taken seriously." She used her anti-trans health care bill, the so-called Protect Children's Innocence Act, as an example, saying House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) promised her a vote on the bill when the shutdown ended, but that he has yet to bring it to the floor."
"The bill, which Greene has been trying to push through Congress for several years, would ban transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care and make it harder for trans adults to get such care by banning government insurance programs from paying for it and banning medical schools from teaching about it. Despite Greene's characterization on CNN, gender-affirming care for minors almost never involves surgery and inste"
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her resignation and said Republican women are not taken seriously despite a GOP majority. She criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson for promising a vote on the Protect Children's Innocence Act and not bringing it to the floor. The Protect Children's Innocence Act would ban transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care, bar government insurance from covering such care for adults, and prohibit medical schools from teaching it. Greene framed the bill as a top Trump campaign promise. Gender-affirming care for minors almost never involves surgery.
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