‘You kind of ruined it with your trans obsession’: House points fingers as Smithsonian Women’s museum funding fails
The proposal for a Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum faced significant partisan conflict, leading to its rejection in the House. Republicans revised the bill to exclude transgender individuals from the museum's exhibits, which Democrats opposed. The future of the museum remains uncertain as the changes have sparked controversy and debate among lawmakers.
- ▪The House rejected the bill for the Smithsonian Women’s Museum by a vote of 204-216.
- ▪Republicans revised the legislation to exclude transgender individuals from the exhibits.
- ▪Democrats argued that the changes compromised the museum's purpose and representation of women.
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What started as a widely backed proposal to locate a new Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on the National Mall devolved into a partisan fight Thursday after Republicans revised the legislation to ensure no transgender people are included in the exhibits.Recommended Video The House rejected the bill, 204-216, an outcome that leaves the next steps uncertain. The revised bill also would ban a “diversity” of views and give President Donald Trump the final say on where the museum would be located. “It was a simple bill. You kind of ruined it with your trans obsession and your culture wars,” Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, a Democrat from New Mexico and chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, said earlier in the week.
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