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Susan Collins, Joe Manchin Vote for Anti-Trans Language in COVID Bill

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Congressional Record. “This amendment will ensure that education funding in the bill is properly directed to schools that are focused on COVID response and recovery rather than pushing a liberal agenda.”Democratic Sen.

Patty Murray of Washington State wasn’t having it. “This amendment will undermine the goals of this bill to provide assistance to all educators, all students, and families who have struggled through this pandemic,” she told her colleagues. “It is simply an attempt to discriminate against transgender students.“All students, including transgender students, benefit from participating in sports — to challenge themselves, to improve fitness, to be part of a team.

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