A House hearing ended abruptly Tuesday after an exchange between a Republican and a Democratic committee member over the GOP chair’s misgendering .
At the hearing hosted by the Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Europe, , R-Texas, recognized McBride, D-Del., to speak and misgendered her in the process. McBride is the first openly trans member of Congress.
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WATCH HERE“I now recognize the representative from Delaware, Mr. McBride.”
Without missing a beat, McBride responded by thanking Self and referring to him as “madam chair.”
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SIGN UP The subcommittee’s top Democrat, Rep. Bill Keating, of Massachusetts, then interjected and asked Self to repeat his remarks. After Self doubled down and called McBride “mister,” he said, “We have set the standard on the House floor.”
Keating turned to Self and said those remarks were “not decent.”
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“Mr. Chairman, you are out of order,” Keating said. “Mr. Chairman, have you no decency? I mean, I have come to know you a little bit, but this is not decent.”
Self tried to continue the hearing, but Keating stopped him, saying, “You will not continue it with me unless you introduce a duly elected representative the right way.”
In response, Self struck down his gavel and declared the hearing adjourned. As people shuffled out of the room, Keating patted McBride on the shoulder.
The as a discussion of the State Department and policies on arms control, international security and U.S. assistance to Europe.
“I was disappointed that the Chair decided to end a committee hearing early," McBride said in a statement Tuesday night. "I was prepared to move forward with my questions for the Subcommittee on nuclear nonproliferation and US support for Democratic allies in Europe."
Spokespeople for Self and Keating did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Self responded to a clip of the confrontation , “It is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female.”
President Donald Trump used that language in a declaring that the federal government will only recognize two, unchangeable sexes.
Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., on Feb. 6 referred to McBride as “the gentleman from Delaware” on the House floor. The from that day referred to McBride the same way, writing, “The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. MILLER of Illinois). The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Delaware, Mr. MCBRIDE, for 5 minutes.”
In November, McBride made history by becoming the elected to Congress.
No matter how I'm treated by some colleagues, nothing diminishes my awe and gratitude at getting to represent Delaware in Congress. It is truly the honor and privilege of a lifetime. I simply want to serve and to try to make this world a better place.
— Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride)
Before she was sworn in, McBride quickly became a target for some Republican lawmakers. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., weeks after McBride was elected banning transgender women from using female bathrooms in the Capitol.
The next day, Mace said her resolution was “absolutely” aimed at McBride.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., informally enacted the bathroom policy in November and at the start of this year as one of the policies for the 119th Congress.
McBride in January that she was not taking the “bait” over the bathroom policy, adding that it was meant to “diminish my capacity to be an effective member of Congress” and that people who secured historic “firsts” like her must “pick their battles.”
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