US Bishops Respond to Senate’s Failure to Pass Women’s Sports Bill

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US Bishops Respond to Senate’s Failure to Pass Women’s Sports Bill
Although a majority of senators backed the legislation on a 51-45 vote, the proposal received no support from Democrats and failed to reach the necessary three-fifths supermajority.

In a statement released by the bishops’ conference, Bishop Robert Barron and Bishop David O’Connell called the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act ‘commonsense legislation that would ensure fairness for female athletes.’