"The work to establish the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum has been rooted in the joint conviction that women's history and women's stories are central to the identity of our nation. The eleventh-hour amendment not only wipes out years of hard-fought bipartisan progress but also threatens our support for the bill."
"Lawmakers have worked to establish the museum since 2020, but legislation to move the project forward and secure a site has stalled under Johnson, drawing criticism from some Republican women in the House."
"Trump has repeatedly targeted transgender equality policies during both of his terms and last year threatened to withhold funding unless the museum removed content recognizing the accomplishments of trans women."
The Democratic Women's Caucus is alarmed by attempts to exclude exhibits on transgender women from the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum. They warn that such exclusion could jeopardize the project, which has historically enjoyed bipartisan support. A letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasizes that the amendment undermines years of progress and threatens support for the bill. Lawmakers have been working on the museum since 2020, but progress has stalled. The caucus argues that the exclusionary provisions reflect broader anti-woman policies and could give Trump undue control over the project.
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