VIDEO: Blackburn Slams Senate Democrats for Refusing to Stand Up for Female Athletes
March 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor after Senate Democrats refused to stand with female athletes by blocking her resolution to designate October 10 as “American Girls in Sports Day.” A recent poll found that 79% of Americans and 67% of Democrats or those who lean Democrat agree biological males should not be allowed to participate in women’s sports.
Senator Blackburn’s resolution is co-sponsored by 31 Senators and has been endorsed by many key advocates for protecting female athletes, including Riley Gaines, Caitlyn Jenner, and Sage Steele.
Click here to download video of Senator Blackburn’s remarks and here to download her response to Senate Democrats blocking the resolution.
REMARKS AS PREPARED
Blackburn: Americans Sent President Trump Back to the White House to Restore Common Sense in Government
Last November, the American people returned President Trump to the Oval Office with a mandate to restore common sense in government. And in many ways, this common sense was most needed on the issue of protecting women and girls.
After four years where President Biden waged a war on women’s sports, the message from voters was clear: No more biological men competing in women’s athletics; No more stolen records and medals; and no more invasions of privacy, humiliation, and harm for our nation’s incredible female athletes.
President Trump Has Already Delivered on the Mandate to Protect Women in Sports
To be certain, President Trump has delivered on this mandate. On Inauguration Day, the President issued an executive order that affirms the federal government’s position that there are only two sexes: male and female. This is a position grounded in biological reality—not gender ideology. Last month, the President also signed an executive order that bans biological males from competing in women’s sports.
It was an honor to join President Trump at the signing ceremony, along with the brave young women and girls who have spoken out for fairness, safety, and equal opportunity, including Tennessee’s Riley Gaines. The terms of the order are simple: If you allow men to compete in women’s athletics, you will lose federal funding. To no one’s surprise, the order is getting results. Right after President Trump signed it, the NCAA, which oversees more than 530,000 student athletes, announced that it would comply with the order.
For more than a decade, the nation’s largest athletic association allowed men to compete in women’s events. It will be a top priority of mine to ensure that this injustice never happens again and that the NCAA fully adheres to the executive order.
Democrats Are Defying the Will of the American People by Doubling Down on Far-Left Ideology
While the vast majority of states are complying, there are blue states like California and Maine that are vowing to fight President Trump over the order. The message they are sending is clear: Democrats are willing to risk millions in federal funding for schools to uphold their radical, far-left ideology that claims there are no differences between men and women.
The American people know better—and so do the more than three million female high school and college athletes who deserve every opportunity to succeed. To celebrate their incredible accomplishments, I am calling for unanimous consent for my resolution to establish October 10—XX, like the female sex chromosome—as American Girls in Sports Day.
Blackburn’s ‘American Girls in Sports Day’ Resolution Calls on Sports-Governing Bodies to Protect Women in Sports
In addition to celebrating female athletes, this resolution calls on sports-governing bodies across the country to protect women and girls in sports.
There is absolutely zero reason for Senate Democrats to oppose this resolution. They should stand with Republicans in supporting equality, fairness, and safety for our nation’s female athletes.
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