U.S. Reps. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Joyce Beatty spearheaded condemnation
U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) slammed Republican U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen's (Okla.) effort to ban drag shows on American military bases
"In 2020, nearly 11,000 LGBTQ+ volunteers mobilized to help elect President Biden and Vice President Harris"
Hibbs has previously argued that homosexuality & the acceptance of LGBTQ people is evidence that "humanity is living in the 'last days'"
"The Department of Defense has the responsibility to uplift LGBTQ+ veterans who were previously degraded because of their sexuality"
GOP leadership so far has declined to take a hard stance pending the conclusion of investigations and law enforcement actions
"The decorum of the attacks on the witness were unacceptable - it would be nice if we didn't attack witnesses"
U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) among measure's sponsors
"We cannot wait for him to be indicted or for an ethics investigations- neither would address things he has already admitted to lying about"
Robert Zimmerman, the Democratic candidate who ran against Santos for the U.S. House seat spoke a press conference saying Santos needs to go