Consistent with her work in progressive politics, Butler was previously a labor leader with Service Employees International Union, SEIU
As Congress hurtles towards the deadline to pass a new budget, the GOP added anti-trans riders to must-pass bills- some drawing a red line
In January, McCarthy narrowly secured his bid for the speakership after an unprecedented 15 votes from his caucus
“In a clear indication moderates are completely controlled by the extreme fringe, they're passing blatantly homophobic legislation"
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, for example, warned: “There is no good time for a government shutdown"
"Rep. Boebert, just spent 5 minutes misgendering & attacking our Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness—just because she's trans"
“Once the money stops flowing, they will almost all instantly change their policies and start protecting queer students”
The GOP conference's most conservative members obstructed votes & have led an open rebellion against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Speaker McCarthy: “Frustrating in the sense that I don’t understand why anybody votes against bringing the idea and having the debate"
In fact, on the day she took office, the congresswoman became only the second member to fly a transgender Pride flag outside her office
