The UK Labour Party—Britain’s version of Democrats—just banned puberty blockers, citing serious harms like infertility and brittle bones.
Democrats are on an increasingly lonely island defending this barbaric practice.
Democrats are on an increasingly lonely island defending this barbaric practice.
Yesterday, I directed the Congressional Budget Office to estimate the total cost of gender transitions for minors in federal programs. This is an important first step to eliminating it during budget reconciliation next Congress.
Quick civics lesson: “reconciliation” is a legislative term for a process that can *usually* be used once every fiscal year to “reconcile” the budget. It only needs 51 votes to pass the Senate. Thus, it has become a preferred vehicle for getting things done when we have slim majorities in Congress. We can’t get everything we want, because it must be budget related. But we can do a lot to help Trump with his agenda.
Quick civics lesson: “reconciliation” is a legislative term for a process that can *usually* be used once every fiscal year to “reconcile” the budget. It only needs 51 votes to pass the Senate. Thus, it has become a preferred vehicle for getting things done when we have slim majorities in Congress. We can’t get everything we want, because it must be budget related. But we can do a lot to help Trump with his agenda.