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Warning California's Political Leadership

Floor Speech

Date: June 25, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. KILEY of California. Mr. Speaker, for months, I have been warning California's political leadership that our State is in violation of Federal civil rights laws, with a policy that even Governor Newsom has admitted is fundamentally unfair. That policy is one that allows for biological males to compete in women's sports.

Today, that warning proved well-founded as the Department of Education concluded its investigation, finding that California is in blatant violation of Title IX. As a result, our State could lose its Federal education funding.

The good news is that we don't have to. The State can prevent any loss of funding simply by complying with the Department's very reasonable conditions: reverse this unfair policy; provide titles, honors, and awards to female athletes who are unjustly deprived; and issue those athletes an apology.

This will simply restore fairness, common sense, and sanity in California. I am calling on California's political leaders to comply with these conditions immediately.

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