WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to condemn the GOP Child Predator Empowerment Act.  Below is a transcript of her remarks: 

“Every single parent worries about their kid’s safety. Every parent wants their daughters to be treated fairly — including on the sports field. That conversation is being had among parents, schools, experts, sports authorities across the country — as it should be. 

“But this bill hijacks those conversations. It hijacks the real concerns that parents have raised. It exploits those concerns to place all of our daughters in danger.

“This bill doesn’t protect a girl’s rights. It eliminates them. It requires her to answer an adult’s humiliating questions. It will accelerate our national crisis of sexual assault on young women and girls. It puts a target on the back of every girl, every young woman who chooses to play sports — whether that’s tee ball to competitive collegiate athletes.

“Whatever the problem is we are trying to solve, the genital inspection of little girls is the wrong answer.

“I urge my colleagues to reject this bill and say ‘no’ on empowering predators.”

To watch the full speech, click HERE. 

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