[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 19, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H1875-H1876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              DEMOCRATS MUST UPLIFT AND PROTECT TRANS KIDS

  (Mr. KHANNA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KHANNA. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow the Republicans are bringing a bill 
to the floor that seeks to ban trans women and girls from participating 
in women's sports. This bill is morally wrong, it is cruel, and it is 
discriminatory.
  President Biden has already promised to veto it, but when the United 
States House of Representatives passes a bill, it sends a message. If 
you are a trans kid right now, the message coming from our government 
is that you don't belong.
  This leads to bullying, isolation, depression, and even suicide. I 
want to speak to the trans kids in America today. I want to say you 
belong in the American family. We are proud of you. Democrats must not 
be quiet. We must speak clearly to uplift and protect trans kids. We 
must recognize that a harm to trans kids threatens a harm to everyone, 
and we must embrace our diversity as a unique American strength that 
has the ability to unite us.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this cruel discriminatory bill 
tomorrow.

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