RUSH TRANSCRIPT Martha thanks ░░░░░░░░ With that we bring ░░░░░░░░ Betsy DeVos the former ░░░░░░░░ secretary Good to have ░░░░░░░░ with us Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ us Explain what you ░░░░░░░░ would there s been ░░░░░░░░ back to this So ░░░░░░░░ is not about to ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow because there s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of public ░░░░░░░░ about it How do ░░░░░░░░ see what this change ░░░░░░░░ mean Well Martha if ░░░░░░░░ rule that was put ░░░░░░░░ as a draft is ░░░░░░░░ and even close to ░░░░░░░░ form it was put ░░░░░░░░ as it would effectively ░░░░░░░░ title 9 and the ░░░░░░░░ for girls and women ░░░░░░░░ access sports meaningless It ░░░░░░░░ say if biological male ░░░░░░░░ decided that he was ░░░░░░░░ female at that point ░░░░░░░░ join women s teams ░░░░░░░░ ve seen this happening ░░░░░░░░ countless campuses across the ░░░░░░░░ I give a ton ░░░░░░░░ credit to Riley gains ░░░░░░░░ her fellow athletes and ░░░░░░░░ that are really standing ░░░░░░░░ and talking about the ░░░░░░░░ implications of this Martha ░░░░░░░░ know in terms of ░░░░░░░░ they have focused on ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Education ░░░░░░░░ this we grew up ░░░░░░░░ a period where title ░░░░░░░░ was allowing young women ░░░░░░░░ play sports that they ░░░░░░░░ had access to before ░░░░░░░░ the funding was different ░░░░░░░░ boy sports a girl ░░░░░░░░ It was soccer or ░░░░░░░░ basically before all of ░░░░░░░░ happened if you were ░░░░░░░░ So what would this ░░░░░░░░ for these young women ░░░░░░░░ it would compromise their ░░░░░░░░ to compete against other ░░░░░░░░ because it would allow ░░░░░░░░ males to be in ░░░░░░░░ center of the mix ░░░░░░░░ ve seen what has ░░░░░░░░ where it has been ░░░░░░░░ Biological males have physical ░░░░░░░░ There s no two ░░░░░░░░ about it This would ░░░░░░░░ change or in effect ░░░░░░░░ title 9 a moot ░░░░░░░░ You can t have ░░░░░░░░ 9 protections and allow ░░░░░░░░ to be a part ░░░░░░░░ it Martha we re ░░░░░░░░ to Riley gains opening ░░░░░░░░ My thanks to the ░░░░░░░░ education secretary Let s ░░░░░░░░ In March of 2022 ░░░░░░░░ swimmers from around the ░░░░░░░░ and I were forced ░░░░░░░░ compete against Leah Thomas ░░░░░░░░ watched as this male ░░░░░░░░ to a women s ░░░░░░░░ title beating out the ░░░░░░░░ impressive and accomplished female ░░░░░░░░ in the nation including ░░░░░░░░ and American record holders ░░░░░░░░ tytying down to the ░░░░░░░░ with Thomas in the ░░░░░░░░ freestyle I was denied ░░░░░░░░ trophy It was clear ░░░░░░░░ me my teammates and ░░░░░░░░ competitors that they had ░░░░░░░░ everything we had worked ░░░░░░░░ entire lives for down ░░░░░░░░ a photo op That ░░░░░░░░ not all In addition ░░░░░░░░ losing out on opportunities ░░░░░░░░ Thomas we also had ░░░░░░░░ share a locker room ░░░░░░░░ change in front of ░░░░░░░░ 6 4 fully intacted ░░░░░░░░ male As I testified ░░░░░░░░ were not forewarned of ░░░░░░░░ arrangement or asked for ░░░░░░░░ consent and did not ░░░░░░░░ our consent to this ░░░░░░░░ and be exploited Unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ was not a one ░░░░░░░░ Across the country in ░░░░░░░░ sports males are entering ░░░░░░░░ s athletic competitions being ░░░░░░░░ spots on women s ░░░░░░░░ and being granted entry ░░░░░░░░ our locker rooms There ░░░░░░░░ numerous documented of women ░░░░░░░░ in women s track ░░░░░░░░ hockey and all other ░░░░░░░░ of competition This issue ░░░░░░░░ underreported for various reasons ░░░░░░░░ sense Americans know this ░░░░░░░░ not right Studies consistently ░░░░░░░░ males have about a ░░░░░░░░ to 12 percent athletic ░░░░░░░░ over females this gap ░░░░░░░░ evident Hormone therapy can ░░░░░░░░ this gap but cannot ░░░░░░░░ it Studies demonstrate that ░░░░░░░░ and testerone suppression don ░░░░░░░░ help Take Thomas He ░░░░░░░░ mediocre tag men at ░░░░░░░░ ranking 400 d and ░░░░░░░░ nationally and dominating all ░░░░░░░░ the women in the ░░░░░░░░ country by body lengths ░░░░░░░░ about a year Not ░░░░░░░░ do women have to ░░░░░░░░ about losing opportunities and ░░░░░░░░ exploited in locker rooms ░░░░░░░░ men in to women ░░░░░░░░ put women at greater ░░░░░░░░ of injury Peyton mcnabb ░░░░░░░░ a ball at her ░░░░░░░░ in North Carolina Peyton ░░░░░░░░ extensive trauma to her ░░░░░░░░ and neck and long ░░░░░░░░ concussion symptoms Still a ░░░░░░░░ and three days later ░░░░░░░░ s partially paralyzed on ░░░░░░░░ right side her version ░░░░░░░░ impaired and memory is ░░░░░░░░ and not playing college ░░░░░░░░ like she dreamed of ░░░░░░░░ few weeks ago in ░░░░░░░░ a male player on ░░░░░░░░ high school field hockey ░░░░░░░░ s tomorrow injured an ░░░░░░░░ player with a shot ░░░░░░░░ the face rendering dental ░░░░░░░░ facial injuries Injuries can ░░░░░░░░ do happen when females ░░░░░░░░ playing against other females ░░░░░░░░ allowing men to play ░░░░░░░░ sports increase the likely ░░░░░░░░ and severity of such ░░░░░░░░ That s one of ░░░░░░░░ reasons why for 50 ░░░░░░░░ federal title 9 regulations ░░░░░░░░ allowed separate teams for ░░░░░░░░ and women In April ░░░░░░░░ 2023 the Department of ░░░░░░░░ proposed a rule that ░░░░░░░░ adopted would reverse this ░░░░░░░░ Women sports are not ░░░░░░░░ rules They re for ░░░░░░░░ that says they are ░░░░░░░░ woman include that the ░░░░░░░░ can demonstrate that keeping ░░░░░░░░ a particular team female ░░░░░░░░ important objectives The new ░░░░░░░░ mandates every school must ░░░░░░░░ the unfairness of a ░░░░░░░░ competition and develop rules ░░░░░░░░ minimize harm to trans ░░░░░░░░ athletes What about the ░░░░░░░░ to us Who was ░░░░░░░░ to minimize the harm ░░░░░░░░ to female athletes Let ░░░░░░░░ be perfectly clear A ░░░░░░░░ that knowingly allows a ░░░░░░░░ athlete to take a ░░░░░░░░ on a women s ░░░░░░░░ is denying a female ░░░░░░░░ athletic opportunity That is ░░░░░░░░ based discrimination and violates ░░░░░░░░ 9 regardless of what ░░░░░░░░ new regulations might say ░░░░░░░░ s my sincere hope ░░░░░░░░ members of this committee ░░░░░░░░ take action to stop ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration s illegal ░░░░░░░░ administrative rewrite of title ░░░░░░░░ Of course there s ░░░░░░░░ place for everyone regardless ░░░░░░░░ gender identity regardless of ░░░░░░░░ orientation regardless of race ░░░░░░░░ what sports you play ░░░░░░░░ s a place for ░░░░░░░░ to play sports in ░░░░░░░░ country But unsafe unfair ░░░░░░░░ discriminatory program tises against ░░░░░░░░ must stop Inclusion could ░░░░░░░░ go over safety and ░░░░░░░░ If my testimony makes ░░░░░░░░ trans phobic I believe ░░░░░░░░ re opening monologue makes ░░░░░░░░ misogynist Thank you Martha ░░░░░░░░ testimony from Riley gains ░░░░░░░░ obviously has become the ░░░░░░░░ of this issue She ░░░░░░░░ been a fierce activist ░░░░░░░░ protect women s sports ░░░░░░░░ the face of participation ░░░░░░░░ trans athletes He just ░░░░░░░░ add story that we ░░░░░░░░ well Leah Thomas who ░░░░░░░░ competed against when she ░░░░░░░░ she was one of ░░░░░░░░ fastest swimmers in the ░░░░░░░░ country when everything changed ░░░░░░░░ ll take you back ░░░░░░░░ there s a reason ░░░░░░░░ dip in.