Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

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Mr. OWENS. Mr. Chair, when Title IX became law in 1972, it was a watershed moment for every woman in America.

Title IX was a game changer for women and girls in sports to showcase their talents on the field without discrimination or prejudice.

I watched with pride as my five daughters competed during their high school days. I feel the same pride as I watch my 12 granddaughters learn, grow, and thrive as they compete and work to gain respect from their teammates through hard work and meritocracy.

Unfortunately, these life-changing opportunities afforded to generations of women and girls are under assault today.

We cannot sit back and watch biological males rob biological women of equal athletic opportunities. We need to stop putting feelings of boys and men above fairness and opportunity for girls and women.

With this upside-down world of feelings over fairness, we are also stealing from our young men a major component of their self-esteem, the inborn and innate desire to respect and protect womanhood.

This is why I am proud to support the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 to make sure women's sports are safe and fair.

Allowing biological men to compete in women's sports erodes the progress women and girls have made in athletics and undermines our cherished American values of meritocracy, hard work, and equality.

I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this commonsense bill and preserve the rights of all women to achieve their American Dream.

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