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The Obama administration's transgender bathroom directive is under scrutiny from House conservatives

Breaking: 73 House Republicans Sign Letter Demanding Answers on Obama’s Bathroom Directive


By Heritage Foundation Philip Wegmann——--May 19, 2016

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The largest conservative congressional caucus is calling into question the legality of President Barack Obama’s transgender bathroom directive for schools. Chairman Bill Flores, R-Texas, is encouraging Republican Study Committee members to sign on to a letter, pushing the Departments of Education and Justice to detail how, and on what authority, they plan to enforce the new guidelines. “Americans are incensed by President Obama’s blatant executive overreach,” Flores said, citing the IRS controversy, Obamacare, and the Iranian nuclear agreement. “Now they are threatening school funding over an issue that should rightfully be left to the states. Their actions are politically motivated and Congress has every responsibility to challenge them.” Read more....

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