Del., the first openly transgender person elected to serve in Congress, on Sunday called House Republicans’ moves to ban her from using women’s bathrooms in the Capitol “mean-spirited” and an “attempt to misdirect” from other policy priorities.

Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) contended House Republicans banning transgender people from Capitol bathrooms is “an attempt” to distract the public. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) issued a policy banning transgender individuals from using single-sex bathrooms and locker rooms inside the Capitol building following legislation introduced by Rep.