CNN —A House Republican is pushing to ban transgender women from women’s restrooms at the US Capitol, two weeks after history was made with the election of America’s first out transgender person to Congress.
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace on Monday introduced a resolution to amend the rules of the US House of Representatives less than two months before Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, a Delaware state senator, is sworn-in in January.
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But on the trail, she did allude to a broader theme of respect — specifically, that everyone deserves a member of Congress that respects them and their families.
CNN’s Arit John, Jack Forrest and Karina Tsui contributed to this report.
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