Tuberville introduces legislation to preserve Title IX, protect women’s sports

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Working to protect women’s sports, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville reintroduced the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” to preserve Title IX protections for female athletes.

Tuberville’s legislation would reverse the Department of Education rule that forces schools to allow males to share private spaces with females and compete in women’s sports — or risk losing their funding.

“70% of Americans agree — men don’t belong in women’s sports or locker rooms,” said Tuberville (R-Auburn). “I have said many times that I think Title IX is one of the best things to come out of Washington. But in the last few years, it has been destroyed. While I’m glad that the Biden administration ultimately rescinded the proposed rule, Congress has to ensure this never happens again. I am welcoming my first granddaughter this spring and won’t stop fighting until her rights to fairly compete are protected.

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“I hope every one of my colleagues will join me in standing up for our daughters, nieces, and granddaughters by voting for this critical bill.”

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt was among 29 GOP colleagues who signed onto the legislation.

“For daughters like mine and generations to come, we’ve got to protect women and girls in sports,” said Britt (R-Montgomery). “I appreciate the leadership of Senator Tuberville in introducing this commonsense legislation. This is about fighting for girls and women to have the opportunity to compete safely and fairly.”

Courtesy of 256 Today

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