WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts announced this week that they would be co-sponsoring a bill to overturn a U.S. Department of Education rule extending Title IX protections to include gender identity. Ricketts said the rule broadens the original intent of Title IX and could be used to punish students for failing to use an individual's preferred pronouns.

"These rules are anti-common sense and anti-science," he argued, "They violate the will of Congress. Congress passed Title IX to protect women." Ricketts also expressed concern over whether the new rule would hurt women's sports and education. "The rewrite threatens the progress and safety of American girls and women in education," he stated.

Ricketts and Fischer join more than 30 other Republican senators in co-sponsoring the Congressional Review Act, a resolution to overturn the Department's new rule. The resolution, if passed, can be vetoed by the president and would need a two-thirds majority in the House and Senate to be overridden. If unsuccessful, the new Title IX rules take effect on August 1st.

For the full article click HERE