Republicans Take Big Step To Codify Trump’s Battle Against Gender Insanity

House Republicans took major step on Wednesday afternoon towards codifying President Donald Trump’s efforts to protect children from transgender procedures during a marathon markup session for the “one, big, beautiful bill” working its way through Congress.

After a 26-hour budget hearing, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a provision from Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) that would block federal dollars funding transgender procedures. This means that Medicaid, Affordable Care Act, and Children’s Health Insurance Program money will no longer be allowed to fund procedures like removing the breasts of girls who identify as boys or putting children on cross-sex hormones, if the provision makes it through the rest of the reconciliation process.

The provision was included in the committee’s portion of the Trump-backed budget bill. In a video shared with The Daily Wire, Crenshaw said he believed that ultimately his proposal would become law.

“I think it will pass the House, I think it will pass the Senate. I think President Trump will sign it into law. Keep in mind, President Trump has already done an executive action on this, but it needs to be codified for it to really take effect. This is a huge win,” he said. “You got to protect these kids, the science is clear at this point.”

Dan Crenshaw just made sure a ban on federal funding for any transgender procedure on kids is in the House budget bill.

Here’s what he had to say—after 26 hours of debate with Democrats: pic.twitter.com/Yi4aP7heCs

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He added that it was “interesting” that Democrats did not introduce any amendments to block his provision while they did for every other GOP-backed proposal.

“They know it’s a losing issue, they know we won this issue. They know to stay away from it. Stay away from kids. Stop doing pseudo-science, scientific experiments on children who would be better off in therapy. We’re winning.”

Crenshaw introduced his provision at around 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, roughly 25 hours after the committee began its meeting at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

“This will become law and I couldn’t be happier about it,” Crenshaw said. “Gender transition procedures are the lobotomy of our generation. People will look back on this period, I think with disbelief, I guarantee it. ‘Gender-affirming care’ isn’t healthcare, it’s fringe science with no proven benefit and enormous risks.”

Democrat Rep. Nanette Díaz Barragán (CA) referred to Crenshaw’s comments as “gibberish” and attacked Republicans over provisions meant to reform Medicaid.

Crenshaw proposed a similar bill in January. Now, the proposal from the House Energy Committee will go to the House Budget Committee, which will then combine each of the House committee’s budget proposals into one piece of legislation that will then go to the full House for a vote.

The Texas Republican’s provision was part of the House Energy Committee’s commitment to identify $880 billion in spending cuts. Another proposal from Crenshaw was an 80-hour-per-month work, training, or volunteer requirement for able-bodied, working-age adults without dependents to get Medicaid. Exceptions for seniors, pregnant women, caregivers, students, and those with disabilities were given.

If Crenshaw’s transgender procedures proposal makes it across the finish line, it would cement in law President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation.” Trump directed his cabinet to ensure that no federal dollars were going toward hospitals or institutions that promote or perform transgender procedures on children.

Trump’s executive order called for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to look at ways to “take all appropriate actions to end the chemical and surgical mutilation of children” including by examining Medicaid funding. The Department of Health and Human Services released a report earlier this month documenting the risks of transgender procedures for children, including infertility, sexual dysfunction, and cardiovascular disease.

In the other chamber, Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) is pushing for his “No Subsidies for Gender Transition Procedures Act,” which would prohibit federal dollars from funding any transgender medical procedure, to be included in the reconciliation process.