Tag: Dan Crenshaw

Rep. Crenshaw Grills Doctor Over Failure to Name Any Study Citing Benefits of Transgender Surgeries for Children

When asked by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) at a House Committee hearing on Wednesday, Yale School of Medicine assistant professor Meredithe McNamara was unable to cite any medical study that would provide evidence of the benefits of transgender surgeries for young children. …


LIVE 12 PM ET: NTD News Today (June 16): Yale Professor Stumped on Cross-Sex Benefits; Youth Die From Suicide at Highest Rate in Decades: CDC

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) during a congressional hearing on June 15 demanded answers from a Yale School of Medicine assistant professor on which studies provide evidence of the benefits of cross-sex procedures. Meredithe McNamara didn’t offer a single study prior to Crenshaw’s time running out. The congressman is the sponsor of a bill that would remove funding from children’s…


LIVE 12 PM ET: NTD News Today (June 16): Yale Professor Stumped on Cross-Sex Benefits; Youth Dying From Suicide at Highest Rate in Decades: CDC

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) demanded answers from a Yale School of Medicine assistant professor on which studies provide evidence of the benefits of cross-sex procedures. The questions came during a congressional hearing on June 15. Meredithe McNamara didn’t offer a single study before Crenshaw’s time ran out. The congressman is the sponsor of a bill…


NTD News Today (June 16): Yale Professor Stumped on Cross-Sex Benefits; Youth Dying From Suicide at Highest Rate in Decades: CDC

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) demanded answers from a Yale School of Medicine assistant professor on which studies provide evidence of the benefits of cross-sex procedures. The questions came during a congressional hearing on June 15. Meredithe McNamara didn’t offer a single study before Crenshaw’s time ran out. The congressman is the sponsor of a bill…


House Lawmaker Shares Updates on Objects Shot Down After Briefing From Military Officials

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) on Feb. 13 said he will continue pushing for transparency after being briefed by senior military officials over aerial objects being shot down recently. “Everyone wants answers on the objects flying over the United States. Today Members of Congress finally got more info from senior military officials,” Crenshaw wrote on Twitter after…


House Bill Regulates Toxic Chemical, GOP Opponents Say it Goes too Far

House Democrats were joined Wednesday by 23 Republicans in approving legislation that will regulate a widespread, persistent, and toxic chemical linked with cancer and other serious health problems. Opponents argue the bill represents a de facto ban on a chemical needed to make bullet-proof vests, surgical instruments, semiconductor chips, and a variety of other products….


Military Whistleblower Says Large Black Lives Matter Flag Was Hung at US Naval Base in Africa

An alleged whistleblower who submitted a comment to Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-Ark.) and Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s (R-Texas) offices said that a large Black Lives Matter flag was flown at a military installation in Africa last year, which may have flouted then-Pentagon policy. The unnamed service member said that while deployed in a combat zone in…


Crenshaw Recovering From Emergency Eye Surgery, Will Be ‘Off the Grid’ for Several Weeks

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) said that he underwent emergency eye surgery on Friday and will be “off the grid” for the next few weeks as he recovers from the operation. Crenshaw, a Navy veteran who lost his right eye and suffered damage to his left eye while serving in Afghanistan, said he underwent surgery for a detached…


Crenshaw Says He’ll Be ‘Off the Grid’ for Several Weeks After Emergency Eye Surgery

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) said that he underwent emergency eye surgery on April 9 and will be “off the grid” for the next few weeks as he recovers from the operation. Crenshaw, a Navy veteran who lost his right eye and suffered damage to his left eye while serving in Afghanistan, said he underwent surgery for a…


Rep. Dan Crenshaw to Take Leave From Congress After Eye Surgery

WASHINGTON—Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), a former Navy SEAL who lost his right eye in an explosion in Afghanistan, said on Saturday he will take a month-long leave of absence from Congress after emergency surgery for a detaching retina in his other eye. “The surgery went well, but I will be effectively blind for about a…