On Wednesday, Representative Norma Torres (D-CA) referred to her male colleagues as “sex-starved” during a discussion about federal spending in 2020:
NORMA TORRES: "Mr. Speaker, it is tiring to hear from so many sex-starved males on this floor talk about a woman's right to choose.” pic.twitter.com/V2CS1BhK7U
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) June 12, 2019
Full transcript:
TORRES: Mr. Speaker, it is tiring to hear from so many sex-starved males on this floor talk about a woman’s right to choose. Mr. Speaker…
SPEAKER: For what purpose does the gentleman from Georgia seek recognition?
GEORGIA REP: Mr. Speaker, I would just like to ask my friend if she’d like to change her last statement?
TORRES: Mr. Speaker, if it pleases my colleague on the other side, I will withdraw my statement about “sex-starved males” on the floor.
Reactions on social media were mixed:
get ’em
— Son of Flying Pig (@RyanWalker78) June 12, 2019
Over the top.
— Tamara Zwinak (@Zwinak2020) June 12, 2019
Well said
— Mandy Cwach (@fourbarcgirl) June 12, 2019
Moar projection…
— KWDreaming (@RightOne40) June 12, 2019
gives killer sound bite for R’s and opponents*
immediately retract a statement so it now seems entirely disingenuous*
top tier level politics going on in Washington this week.
— Cade Tolar (@cadetolar) June 12, 2019
It’s like these people have never spoken with a pro-life person in their life.
— Phil (@philllosoraptor) June 12, 2019
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