Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly banged her gavel Wednesday after Democrat New Mexico Rep. Melanie Stansbury refused to stop speaking.
The DOGE Subcommittee held a Capitol Hill hearing titled “Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” to address USA Fencing’s gender eligibility rules with witnesses including fencer Stephanie Turner, USA Fencing Board Chair Damien Lehfeldt and former high school volleyball player Payton McNabb. Stansbury used her time to advocate for transgender rights and questioned National Women’s Law Center CEO Fatima Goss Graves about concerns over excluding transgender athletes, prompting Greene to interrupt and note her time had expired.
“The gentlelady’s time is expired,” Greene said as Stansbury attempted to continue to speak to Stansbury. “The gentlelady’s time is expired. I now recognize Miss McClain From Michigan.”
Despite the warning, Stansbury continued to state that Greene had spoken “for over a minute,” to which Greene then told the Democrat she was wasting her time.
“You took a minute of my time wasting my time on a non point of order. The gentlelady’s time is expired. I now recognize — ” Greene said.
“You’re time was not wasted and to the trans community, we stand with you, with the LGBTQ plus community, we stand with you,” Stansbury continued as Greene began to bang her gavel. “You can raise your drums all you want Madam Chair, but we stand with the LGBTQ plus community and you can gavel me — ”
Greene could be seen repeatedly hitting her gavel and calling the hearing to order as other lawmakers could be heard attempting to rein in the argument. “This hearing will come to order. I now recognize Miss McClain from Michigan,” Greene said as the hearing moved on to Republican Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain.
In February, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to “protect opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports” by pulling federal funding from educational programs that allow biological males to compete in women’s sports. While polls show most Americans support keeping biological men out of women’s sports, Democrats and some programs have pushed back against Republicans and the Trump administration.
USA Fencing disqualified Turner after she refused to compete against a biological male, stating on April 3 that the decision aligns with their rules, according to NBC News.
“In the case of Stephanie Turner, her disqualification, which applies to this tournament only, was not related to any personal statement but was merely the direct result of her decision to decline to fence an eligible opponent, which the FIE rules clearly prohibit,” USA Fencing stated.
“USA Fencing is obligated to follow the letter of those rules and ensure that participants respect the standards set at the international level.”
However, since the decision, USA Fencing revealed it is preparing to revise its gender-eligibility policy following online backlash over Turner’s disqualification. The move came shortly after Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced the Title IX investigations team would launch a probe into the incident.
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