Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) yelled at Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) on the Home ground Wednesday over a remark Jacobs made saying that breast augmentations are gender-affirming care, with Mace later taking to social media to supply Jacobs a surgeon for a nostril job.
The outburst got here throughout debate on amendments to the annual protection authorization invoice, with Mace main a number of anti-transgender amendments, together with one to stop gender-affirming care below the navy’s TRICARE well being advantages.
“I would just like to point out that it’s interesting my colleague from South Carolina is so obsessed with the issue of trans people, using horrible slurs to talk about them, when many people in this body have received gender-affirming care,” Jacobs mentioned on the Home ground.
“Filler is gender-affirming care. Boob jobs is gender-affirming care. Botox is gender-affirming care,” Jacobs mentioned. “Lots of my colleagues have received gender-affirming care, and let me be clear, everybody should have access to the gender-affirming care they need, and I think that we should respect everybody in this country.”
Mace, who was not acknowledged for debate and was elsewhere on the Home ground, might be heard yelling at Jacobs for making feedback about “my body.”
“Ridiculous,” Mace mentioned. “You are absolutely ridiculous. What the hell is your problem?”
“You are disgusting. You are an insult,” Mace mentioned, because the presiding officers gaveled and mentioned that the Home was not so as.
Jacobs requested to have Mace’s phrases be taken down — stricken from the official report — however no further parliamentary consideration occurred as a result of Mace was not acknowledged through the outburst.
Mace, who has made her private tales of sexual assault and advocacy in opposition to transgender rights core to her political id, then took to social media to proceed scolding Jacobs.
“To @RepSaraJacobs, I talk about women’s safety and your response is commentary about my body on the House floor. If you knew anything about survivors you would know some women change their bodies because of the trauma of sexual violence. They live with the consequences for a lifetime,” Mace mentioned.
“PS – I have a good surgeon if you ever want to get your nose done,” Mace added within the observe to the Jewish congresswoman.
Jacobs, responding to a special submit from Mace, mentioned on X: “I feel sad for you. Stop lashing out against trans kids and pretending it’s to ‘protect women’. Hope you get the help you need.”
