Mace tells Rep. Connolly she won't be 'counseled by a man over men and women's spaces'
Continuing her exchange with Rep. Connolly at the February 5 Oversight hearing, Mace said she would not take guidance from a man on gendered spaces and characterized transgender women as having 'mental health issues.'
February 5, 2025
At the February 5, 2025 House Oversight & Government Reform Committee hearing, following her repeated use of an anti-transgender slur, Mace continued her response to Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA):
"I'm not gonna be counseled by a man over men and women's spaces, or men who have mental health issues dressing as women."
The remark was part of an extended floor exchange captured on C-SPAN during the USAID foreign-spending hearing.