Gill's comments sum up the conservatives' view: The protest has little to do with policy substance and everything to do with forcing action on the SAVE Act. As long as the blockade continues, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will have to rely on Democratic support to pass any bills that originate in the Senate.
Trump claimed that the bill will achieve "NO MEN IN WOMEN'S SPORTS" AND "NO TRANSGENDER MUTILATION SURGERY FOR CHILDREN WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF PARENTS." She shared an image of a post from Trump demanding Congress pass the SAVE Act, a voter ID bill that has nothing to do with access to transgender health care.