Riley Gaines, Jennifer Sey, others rip lawmakers
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Senate Democrats faced backlash on Monday after the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to garner the votes it needed to break the filibuster.
Republicans needed 60 votes but only received 51. No Democrats sided with Republicans on the bill. Two Democrats were absent from the vote, as were two Republicans. The bill failed, 51-45.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring biological male transgender athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events on Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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.
House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., and activists who have fought for fairness in women’s and girls’ sports were among those who ripped Senate Democrats over the lack of support for the bill. Two House Dems voted in favor of the bill in January.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring biological male transgender athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events on Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
"That is shocking. I cannot believe that the Democrats will not go along with common sense on this and the protection of women and girls," Johnson told Fox News.
Riley Gaines, Jennifer Sey and others weighed in on social media.
45 Democratic Senators voted NO on Protecting Women & Girls in Sports.
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) March 4, 2025
Never, ever let them gaslight you into thinking Democrats care about 'women's rights'... pic.twitter.com/I1IyApksIH
The Democrats war on women continues https://t.co/yBKROhlT0V
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) March 4, 2025
We the people haven't been loud enough yet.
— Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) March 4, 2025
Zero @SenateDems voted to protect women & girls' sports.
They don't think we care. We need to make it clear that we do.
Use your voices. Stand up. This doesn't end until the people make their voices heard. And vote accordingly. pic.twitter.com/azsa9fLr2e
.@SenateDems this is pathetic.
— Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) March 4, 2025
You are so out of touch with both the American people and basic biological reality. It's really despicable. https://t.co/MvQcGGGmti
BREAKING: Senate motion to ban men from female sports FAILS with 0 votes from the Democrats pic.twitter.com/vPzfrBZhme
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 4, 2025
Leaving the Senate gallery now. I just watched the S.9 vote.
— Macy Petty (@macypetty0416) March 3, 2025
Call me naive, but my heart still broke every time I watched a @SenateDems vote to replace women in sports with men.
WOW. 51 senators voted to move forward with the Protection of Women & Girls in Sports Act BUT 45 voted against EVEN CONSIDERING IT…
— Kaitlynn Wheeler (@WheelerKaitlynn) March 4, 2025
If protecting fairness & safety in women’s sports isn’t even worth debating, what does that say about our leaders? Women deserve better. The… pic.twitter.com/IBBcZCgcqc
Senate Democrats have just voted to block the bill protecting girls and women from men invading their sports.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) March 4, 2025
Not a single Democrat voted to move the bill forward.
Remember this in the midterms.
Democrats hate women. pic.twitter.com/3DsgJGhYER
to absolutely no one’s surprise….
— Paula Scanlan (@PaulaYScanlan) March 4, 2025
ZERO Senate Democrats voted to protect women’s sports
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 have transgender inclusion in women's and girls’ sports.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The Tuberville-backed bill would have done the same.
Fox News’ Julia Johnson contributed to this report.
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