Just asking.

Congressman Mark Alford
[January 14, 2025]
Fact: Men have no business competing in women’s sports.
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Some of the responses:

You don’t give a shit about women sports. If you did, you’d make sure that girls have equal access to facilities and funding. You’re just transphobic.

And Trump supporters have no business being in Congress.

You want underage girls to have their genitals inspected so that 3 trans women who are over age 18(?) can participate in sports?

I just donated to an abortion clinic in your name.

Protect our children in classrooms from mass shootings. Not one woman in sports has ever been gunned down by any transgender in sports but hundreds of children have died in their classrooms and Congress does absolutely nothing.

the ignorant people have spoken. Congratulations you now have a convicted felon sexual assaulter and con man as President of the United States

Fact – there are much bigger issues that your constituents are concerned with rather than yet another non-issue. I really wish we’d hear about how you’re going to deal with the things that actually affect the majority of us in our daily lives rather than these random side bars.

Mark Alford – [….] And we are working on those as well. We can tackle many subjects and duties at one time here. But thanks for your advice.

Respectfully, I rarely see you bring those things up –
Only the divisive or really outlier ones – fake meat advertising – less than .001% of the population in sports (why does the govt regulate sports anyway?)
I mean – there are some actual REAL issues out here that I have yet to hear you address – but see this kind of stuff all the time.

Mark Alford – [….] you aren’t paying attention then
We talk about many subjects
This is the vote we are taking today
So this is what we’re talking about today
Tomorrow it will be a different topic

There you have it – respectful constituent services, folks.

Your team has definitely seen me on your page over the years, so yes – I am paying attention.
I see lots of random things brought up or identifying problems – I haven’t seen you do much to bring any real solutions that are viable.

Then why don’t you be more specific about those subjects and duties? Like the high cost of food and housing which effects more Missourians?

We do pay attention, although you hope we don’t.

There’s that.

It’s comical that you think that this a representing the district. You do not speak on anything unless you have a party driven agenda.

how many people do you personally know that are impacted by trans high school or college athletes?
How many people do you know who are personally impacted by the high price of groceries?
That’s what you voted for. A party that does not care about real people.

You have no business in Congress.

How does this affect the price of gas or eggs? Deflection

A problem that affects like 10 people. More kids are shot in classrooms every year. What’cha doing about that?

Nothing. This has been another episode of Short Answers to Simple Questions.

Fact: You openly discriminate.

College dropout says what??? #useless

Mark Alford, you are a disgrace. I’m appalled by your priorities.

When are the grocery prices going to go down? Trump said it would “be easy, and happen very quickly” So, what’s the plan?
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Congressman Mark Alford
[January 14, 2025]
Today is the day that progressive Democrats have the chance to stand up for the women they claim to support.
I am proudly voting YES for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act on the House floor this afternoon.

Some of the responses:

Holy crap – you’re talking about – what? 6 kids in the whole state?? Just let ’em play sports, ffs.

Sports are not fair. Period.
What’s next? Bills to prevent rich kids from getting personal trainers, playing club level when high school season is over, etc?
Our own Children’s Mercy Hospital in KCMO did a study for the Air Force on trans women physical superiority after taking hormones and found little difference between a trans woman and a biological woman.

Meanwhile, women are dying left and right because of GOP policies on abortion.
You really dont’ care about women do you?

Mark Alford wants underage girls to have to undergo genital inspections in order to play sports.
How sick is that.

Mark votes to discriminate instead of finding a real solution.

Priorities.