Rep. Brandon Gill Questions Witness on Filibuster, Taxpayer-Funded Grants

Witness's Stance on Filibuster

• 🎯 Rep. Brandon Gill questioned witness Emily DiVito about her past support for abolishing the filibuster.
• ❓ DiVito, an economic policy expert, stated she was there to discuss Doge cuts and their harms, not strategies to achieve them.
• ⚠️ Gill noted that DiVito's previous comments on the filibuster were made during the Biden administration.

Taxpayer-Funded Grants

• 🔬 Gill inquired about a grant for an LGB plus inclusive teen pregnancy prevention program for transgender boys, asking if it was a useful tax spend.
• 💡 DiVito responded that government investment in scientific research, including pregnancy prevention for transgender boys, is of the utmost importance.
• 💰 Another grant discussed was a $500,000 NSF grant on the "racialized basis of trait judgments from faces," which DiVito was not familiar with.
• 🔬 The witness also affirmed the importance of government investment in scientific research regarding cross-sex steroid therapy and cardiovascular risk in the transgender female.