Protecting Women's Sports

Statement

Every March, America recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of women throughout history. Among these figures are pioneers, scientists, politicians, and often athletes. Now, it seems our country is straying from this ideal.

Women cannot make history in sports if they're not the ones in the arena. "Every event that transgender athletes competed in was one spot taken away from biological females throughout the meet," Reka Gyorgy, collegiate swimmer from Virginia Tech, recently wrote in a letter to the NCAA. Gyorgy was understandably upset when her spot in the NCAA finals was unfairly taken by a biological male.

On President Biden's first day in office, he signed an executive order calling on schools to allow biological men to participate in women's sports. Like energy prices or the crisis at our southern border, America is experiencing the undeniable consequences of our president's leftist agenda.

I have three daughters who all participate in sports. As their father, I want them to be able to compete on a level playing field with their peers. I watch their hard work and discipline go into training and see the pride they feel when determination pays off.

President Biden's executive order is a clear violation of Title IX. Female student athletes are being placed against biologically male peers where the competition is so disproportionate that it's tough to even consider it "competition." It's beyond unfair for the girls and women who train around the clock to have their dreams destroyed by factors that are out of their control.

As a father and a lawmaker, I can't sit back and watch this happen. That's why I co-sponsored H.R. 426, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. This bill makes clear that schools who allow biological males to compete in women's sports are in violation of Title IX and reaffirms the biological sex-based distinctions between men and women in athletics.

The lessons learned through athletics and healthy competition are lifelong and can be applied off the mat, field, or court. These lessons are helpful in school and later in the workforce too. We must continue to fight and protect opportunities for girls and women in sports. Women should not feel the competition is over before it has even begun.

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