WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services announced cruel new actions restricting access to essential and life-saving gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. While families across the country are struggling with rising costs, President Trump and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. are more focused on hate-fueled attacks on transgender youth and their families to score political points. In 2023, Senator Markey introduced (https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/pr...