McBride responds to effort to ban transgender women from Capitol women’s bathrooms

Rep.-elect Sarah McBride said a resolution from Rep. Nancy Mace to ban transgender women from women’s bathrooms in the Capitol was a distraction in a Monday statement.

“This is a blatant attempt from far right-wing extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing,” McBride, a Delaware Democrat who is set to become the first openly transgender member of Congress, said.

“We should be focused on bringing down the cost of housing, health care, and child care, not manufacturing culture wars. Delawareans sent me here to make the American dream more affordable and accessible and that’s what I’m focused on,” she added.

Mace (R-S.C.) said earlier Monday she was introducing a measure to amend the House’s rules to prohibit transgender women from using women’s restrooms at the Capitol. House Republicans are putting together a rules package to govern the House that is set to be voted on in early January.

Asked if she planned to talk to McBride, Mace said: “No, Sarah McBride doesn’t get a say.”