Today, Education and Labor Committee Republicans, led by Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), submitted a comment letter to Department (Department) of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona objecting to the Department’s proposed changes to Title IX rules, which would advance left-wing priorities and undermine the safety and achievement of women originally enshrined by Title IX in 1972. The proposed rule also rolls back current sexual harassment adjudication procedures meant to ensure the due process of law and the protection of all involved parties.
In the letter, Republican Members write: “As Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, we write to express our strong objections to the proposed rule. This proposal advances a left-wing ideological agenda that would reverse decades of advancement for women, leaving women less safe and with fewer athletic, educational, and career opportunities."
“This NPRM represents another front in Democrats’ ongoing culture war, a war whose casualties already include too many boys and girls whose developments have been interrupted and permanently harmed by this effort to redefine sex and gender," the Members argue. “The Left’s blatant and intentional attempts to redefine our sons’ and daughters’ identities by questioning biology itself has already done significant harm to our children and society, and it will do even more if this NPRM is finalized."
“Mr. Secretary, this NPRM advances a radical, anti-science agenda that will undermine the safety and well-being of children, especially young girls. The NPRM will result in lost educational, career, and athletic opportunities for women. It also undermines court precedent and the due process rights of students. … Because of this, we urge you to withdraw this NPRM and commit to implementing the current regulations faithfully," the Members conclude.
Read the full letter here.
