Damien LaFelte
Appearances
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Whoa!! GOP Hearing Goes Off the Rails… Dems Respond
Now, this committee is supposed to be about saving taxpayer dollars. And let's be really clear. Mr. Layfield, USA Fencing doesn't receive large taxpayer-funded grants and doesn't really receive federal funding, is that correct?
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Whoa!! GOP Hearing Goes Off the Rails… Dems Respond
So you do not receive a penny of federal funding, and we're spending our time in a government efficiency committee debating a fencing tournament and your association. That of you which receive no federal dollars.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Whoa!! GOP Hearing Goes Off the Rails… Dems Respond
people are aware, there is some bipartisan consensus. Here's a quote from one of my Republican colleagues who's actually on this committee today, which I want to read. I find it encouraging. It says, I strongly support LGBTQ rights and equality. No one should be discriminated against. I have friends and family that identify as LGBTQ.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Whoa!! GOP Hearing Goes Off the Rails… Dems Respond
Understanding how they feel and how they've been treated is important. Having been around gay, lesbian, and transgender people has informed my opinion over my lifetime. Now, Ms. Goss Graves, do you know who said this by any chance? I don't know. This was actually Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who's, I know, waved on to our committee today.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Whoa!! GOP Hearing Goes Off the Rails… Dems Respond
Now, Madam Chair, I'd like to insert into the record this article on CNN that says, titled, Nancy Mace, now targeting transgender lawmaker, calls herself pro-transgender rights in 2023. Madam Chairwoman?
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Whoa!! GOP Hearing Goes Off the Rails… Dems Respond
Thank you. Now, Congresswoman Mace, of course, is here today. Now, in November of just last year, Congresswoman Mace posted 326 times on social media about trans people and their access to bathrooms in just one 72-hour period. That's a fact. So I'd like to introduce another article from Newsweek.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Whoa!! GOP Hearing Goes Off the Rails… Dems Respond
And it's entitled, this is the title, Nancy Mace has posted 326 times in the last 72 hours about bathrooms. Madam Chair, can I introduce this into the record?
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Whoa!! GOP Hearing Goes Off the Rails… Dems Respond
Thank you. I point this out because it's actually important context. Republicans accuse Democrats of focusing too much on LGBTQ plus issues or trans issues. But we wanna talk about protecting social security. We wanna talk about protecting the cost of living. We wanna talk about lowering prices. We wanna make sure that all people have healthcare. But Republicans are so obsessed
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Whoa!! GOP Hearing Goes Off the Rails… Dems Respond
with demonizing trans people that we are wasting time in our government efficiency committee talking about trans people that like fencing.