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"Name. One. Study." Yale Doctor Speechless When Asked About Gender Transition on Children
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You definitely want to watch this full video. In this week’s Energy and Commerce hearing I asked the Democrat witness to name ONE clinical review citing the benefits of gender transition for minors. Spoiler alert: she couldn’t. Why? Because it’s junk science. The concept of “gender transition” for children is a relatively new phenomenon. There’s no serious evidence of the safety or benefits of “transgender care” for minors, and no long-term studies to truly evaluate the impact 30-40 years down the line. None. The science is clearly not on their side for this, and the Democrat witness knows it. An article in the British Journal of Medicine looked at a review of 61 other systematic reviews with the conclusion that “there is great uncertainty about the effects of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries in young people.” This isn’t like changing your hair color— these are permanent, damaging physiological changes. That’s why I have a bill to block program funding for children’s hospitals that transition minors. Not a dime of taxpayer funding should go to children’s hospitals that provide gender transition surgeries, hormone therapy, and puberty blockers that are not backed by data. It’s our job as lawmakers to deter our medical institutions from pushing this dangerous, unscientific practice before more kids are harmed.
Introducing the Douglas 'Mike' Day Psychedelic Therapy to Save Lives Act
I was honored to formally unveil the Douglas ‘Mike’ Day Psychedelic Therapy to Save Lives Act, surrounded by supporters who understand just how important exploring psychedelic therapy is in treating our service members suffering from PTSD and TBI. More than 20 veterans kill themselves every day. And 27% of post-9/11 veterans are diagnosed with PTSD. And the truth is, we haven't made a whole lot of progress in treating it. We must think outside the box. We must do something new. So that's why I'm once again calling on Congress to use this year’s NDAA to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide grants for further research into the use of psychedelics to treat PTSD and TBI in our active-duty service members. Under current law, active-duty service members suffering from PTSD must surreptitiously travel abroad to receive this treatment. This creates some problems. First, they could lose their active status, which means they're taken away from their community and friendships that are integral to their lives, only making the problems worse. Second, this prevents us from gaining the research we need to determine the true efficacy of psychedelic therapy. We will never understand the extent to which psychedelics can help our service members unless we start doing the necessary clinical studies in a controlled environment. To be clear, this bill would not grant every single service member the ability to go out and try psychedelics on their own. It would not provide over-the-counter psychedelics at military pharmacies. It would not even dictate that psychedelics are effective and people with PTSD should seek them out as treatment options. All this would do is direct the DOD to begin the research and allow service members to keep their status if they participate. It's a simple but positive step in the right direction, and I hope the House Armed Services Committee will include this policy in this year’s NDAA. We need to study this innovative therapy and give our servicemembers a chance to continue to serve while they are treated. They deserve that option, and we should not stand in their way. Thank you to Marcus and Amber Capone, Jonathan Lubecky, Marcus Luttrell, Donald Franklin, and Reps. Morgan Luttrell and Jack Bergman for amplifying our important message at this week’s press conference.
Congressional Soccer Game
This week I played in the Congressional Soccer Game for the third year in the row, and helped the Republicans take home the win! I did have some complaints about the refs, which I made clear by… well… just click to watch the video.
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