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← Chuck Grassley Opens a Senate Judiciary Hearing on Transgender Athletes Six Weeks Before the Midterms and Every Democrat but One Stays Away — Dick Durbin Says He Refuses "to Treat This Hearing Like a Responsible Exercise of This Committee" and Walks Out, While Katie Britt Says "Not One Member on the Other Side of the Aisle Has Had the Respect for Women to Come in Here and Ask Questions"
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Dick Durbin
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Senator (IL)
Sep 23, 2026
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If we are going to have a constructive conversation about women's sports, then we must demand honesty and compassion. … For these reasons, I refuse to treat this hearing like a responsible exercise of this Committee. … We can all agree that we want to be fair and safe in women's athletics, but this vendetta against a small number of people in the trans community affects everyone.

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Chuck Grassley Opens a Senate Judiciary Hearing on Transgender Athletes Six Weeks Before the Midterms and Every Democrat but One Stays Away — Dick Durbin Says He Refuses "to Treat This Hearing Like a Responsible Exercise of This Committee" and Walks Out, While Katie Britt Says "Not One Member on the Other Side of the Aisle Has Had the Respect for Women to Come in Here and Ask Questions" →

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