Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and 10 Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding their concerns with the Department’s recently proposed rule regard Title IX federal financial assistance to schools and to ask him to withdraw the rule, citing that over the past decade, two Administrations have tried to undercut the purpose of the law—meant to protect women’s sports—and use it to promote the left’s progressive gender ideology.
“Congress enacted Title IX 50 years ago to provide women with equal opportunities in educational programs and activities. The Proposed Rule’s interpretation of Title IX runs afoul of the clear parameters of the statute, as well as congressional intent. In fact, if finalized, it would actually have the opposite effect of the law’s intent and further erode women’s equality, privacy and safety. As Members of Congress, we have a constitutional obligation to weigh in to ensure that any rulemaking issued by agencies is consistent with the underlying statute, which this proposal certainly is not. Further, we have a significant and unique interest in representing the well-being and safety of our constituents, particularly women and children, who are put at risk by the regulations in the Proposed Rule,” wrote the senators.
Joining Senators Cramer and Lankford are Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Steve Daines (R-MT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN).
Click here to read the letter.