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Democrat Lawmaker Sick of 'Sex-Starved Males' Talking About Abortion

posted onJune 13, 2019
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Article snippet: The California lawmaker’s flippant remark occurred during an intense House debate on the language of a spending bill related to Title X funding. Torres was incensed by the discussion and asserted that her pro-life male colleagues were “sex-starved” men who should not be speaking so openly on women’s issues. “Mr. Speaker, it is tiring to hear from so many sex-starved males on this floor talk about a woman’s right to choose,” Torres said. Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA) jumped in and asked if Torres wanted to “change her last statement,” and she agreed to do so. “Mr. Speaker, if it pleases my colleagues on the other side, I will withdraw my statement about sex-starved males on the floor,” Torres said, before putting her remarks in “different terms.” “It is unfortunate that that is something that continues to be denied to American women day in and day out on this floor,” she added. Prior to her remarks, Rep. Ross Spano (R-FL) spoke on the House floor and criticized federal funding going to abortions. “For more than 40 years, this country operated under the policy that not one cent of taxpayer money can be used to fund abortion. We are a nation that deeply values religious liberty,” Spano said, according to the Hill. “This rule further protects Americans’ tax dollars being forced to subsidize entities that kill unborn children,” he said. “Accordingly, I’m fully supportive of Rep. [Martha] Roby’s amendment that we will debate this afternoon to strike the language that would h... Link to the full article to read more

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