Rep. Nancy Mace Yells at Rep. Sara Jacobs over Gender-Affirming Care Debate on House Floor

During a House floor debate over amendments to the annual defense authorization bill, Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) defended gender-affirming care by highlighting that many common procedures like Botox, breast implants, and fillers are forms of gender affirmation, which many colleagues have undergone. Jacobs criticized Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) for her obsession with anti-transgender legislation and for using slurs against transgender people. In response, Mace, who has been leading efforts to ban gender-affirming care under military health benefits, screamed at Jacobs on the floor, resulting in her microphone being cut off. Mace further attacked Jacobs on social media, offering a surgeon for a nose job and dismissing transgender children. Jacobs requested that Mace's outburst be removed from the record, but the request was denied. This confrontation underscores the intense partisan divide over transgender rights and gender-affirming care in Congress, with Mace framing her stance as protecting women's safety and Jacobs advocating for respect and access to care for all individuals.