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Chris Kluwe, a former NFL punter who was recently thrust into the national spotlight after he was arrested at a California city council meeting, voiced his support for lawmakers who blocked the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act from moving forward in the Senate.
Republican lawmakers failed to get the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster.
Not a single Senate Democrat voted in favor of the bill. Two Republicans and two Democrats were absent from the vote.
Ex-NFL punter Chris Kluwe speaks during a Huntington Beach City Council meeting. (City of Huntington Beach)
Kluwe, who played for the Minnesota Vikings his entire career, reacted in a post on BlueSky.
"I support and am happy the party came together to stop this," Kluwe wrote. "However, this is what they should be doing on EVERYTHING. I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it - we are in an existential crisis as a country. We’re either going to emerge as Americans, or as something else."
Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe walks off the field after a game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium. (Thomas Campbell/USA Today Sports)
The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act would require Title IX to treat gender as "recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth" and would disallow any adjustment for it to apply to gender identity.
The bill was introduced by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and has more than 40 co-sponsors in the Senate. It would also codify one of Trump's many recent executive orders, giving the policy better longevity.
Former Minnesota Vikings NFL player Chris Kluwe joins a small group of protesters outside the Pelican Hill Country Club, where Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to attend a luncheon fundraiser in Newport Beach, Calif., Oct. 9, 2017. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump issued an executive order last month to prohibit biological males from competing in women's and girls sports. The order would withhold federal funding from states that continue to allow transgender inclusion in women's and girls sports.
Fox News’ Julia Johnson contributed to this report.
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