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LGBTQ NationOct 31, 2025National News

Mark Takano blasts Republicans for cruelly blaming shutdown on trans people

The President was accused by Democrats of using the shutdown to target healthcare subsidies while blaming transgender citizens for the impasse.

Mark Takano blasts Republicans for cruelly blaming shutdown on trans people
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Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) condemned Republican leadership for blaming a government shutdown on transgender healthcare demands, calling the accusations a "cruel distraction" from GOP efforts to cut healthcare subsidies and fund tax breaks for the wealthy.

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