The Senate Democrats faced a violent reaction on Monday after the failure of the protection of women and girls in sports to obtain the votes they need Filibuster break.
Republicans needed 60 votes, but they got only 51 votes. No democrats alongside the Republicans have stood on the draft law. Two Democrats were absent from voting, as well as two Republicans. The draft law failed, 51-45.
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President Donald Trump signs an executive order prohibiting biological male athletes from competition in women’s or girls’ sporting events on February 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
It will require the protection of women and girls in sports The ninth address To treat sex as “recognized based on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth”, it will prevent any modification of its application to sexual identity.
The bill was It was presented by Senator Tommy TobrevilleR-aa, and has more than 40 sponsors participating in the Senate. He will also write down one of the modern executive orders in Trump, giving politics longevity.
The Speaker of Parliament, Mike Johnson, R. -La, and activists who fought for fairness in women and girls were among those who teared Democrats in the Senate due to the lack of support for the draft law. Two Democrats in the House of Representatives voted in favor of the bill in January.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order prohibiting biological male athletes from competition in women’s or girls’ sporting events on February 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Johnson told Fox News: “This is shocking. I cannot believe that the Democrats will not be in line with a healthy sense of this and protect women and girls,” Johnson told Fox News.
Riley Genins, Jennifer C and others weighed social media.
president Donald Trump She issued an executive order last month to prevent biological males from competing in women’s and girls’ sports. It will block federal financing from the states that still put the sexual inclusion in the sport of women and girls.
Senator Tommy Tobreville (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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The draft law supported by Tuberville would have done the same.
Julia Johnson in Fox News contributed to this report.
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