FIRST IN THE DAILY SIGNAL—Speaker of the House Mike Johnson plans to hold an event Wednesday in honor of the 52nd anniversary of Title IX on protecting women’s sports and spaces.
The Louisiana Republican will lead a panel discussion with NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines, former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, the Independent Women’s Forum’s Heather Higgins, and North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx, who is chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.
The event will take place on Wednesday afternoon on Capitol Hill, The Daily Signal has learned.
Title IX was originally enacted in 1972 to protect women and girls by prohibiting sex-based discrimination in most facets of education, including sports, in programs that receive federal funding.
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