[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H3666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 BULLYING TRANS KIDS WON'T END THIS WAR

  (Ms. STANSBURY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. STANSBURY. Mr. Speaker, what should have been bipartisan effort 
to honor and preserve the stories of American women has been hijacked 
and corrupted.
  The original Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act had 
broad bipartisan support because it was rooted in a simple idea that 
the stories of all women deserve to be told.
  Now, it has been hijacked by Republicans to legislate identity and to 
erase LGBTQ+ Americans' history itself, but unfortunately, this bill is 
not happening in isolation.
  Just before Pride Month, Republicans are voting to advance a bill 
that would force schools to out trans kids and take away their Federal 
funding.
  Mr. Speaker, let me just say this: Bullying trans kids won't end this 
war. It won't address the economy. It won't make this country more 
free, and it won't cover up the deep corruption in the White House 
itself. It will only hurt our children, and that is why we are a hell, 
no.

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