“I’m almost sorry I heard the bill, I didn’t expect to hear pads and tampons and the problems of periods,” said State Representative Jay Lawrence during a hearing on Feb. 8, 2018 regarding HB 2222.
I am sorry that a representative for District 23 is so delicate that terms like “pad” and “tampon” are triggers for his sensitive ears.
I am sorry that in the year 2018, a woman’s dignity and basic human rights are considered an off-putting topic to this particular representative.
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Kim Stanley
“I’m almost sorry I heard the bill, I didn’t expect to hear pads and tampons and the problems of periods,” said State Representative Jay Lawrence during a hearing on Feb. 8, 2018 regarding HB 2222.
I am sorry that a representative for District 23 is so delicate that terms like “pad” and “tampon” are triggers for his sensitive ears.
I am sorry that in the year 2018, a woman’s dignity and basic human rights are considered an off-putting topic to this particular representative.
I will not be sorry when I vote to rid LD23 of this representative in November.
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