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If you don’t know what to ask at your next town hall, feel free to use one of these questions below.

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Question 1

Secretary Hegseth previously said women should not serve in combat roles, eliminated the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, and has removed or blocked prominent women from senior military leadership. Yet women have fought, sacrificed, and died for this country. What do you tell female service members who see these actions as a message that their service is less valued, and will you publicly oppose policies that limit their opportunities based on gender rather than performance?

SOME SOURCES

  • FOR YOU, THE VETERAN AND WARRIOR Foundation for Women Warriors.org

  • NO GIRLS ALLOWED November 15 2024 Hegseth said he “straight up just saying we shouldn’t have women in combat roles” 19th News.org

  • RESCISSIONS January 20 2025 Trump rescinded EO 14004 Enabling All Qualified Americans to Serve Their Country in Uniform White House.gov

  • DISMANTLING September 24, 2025 Hegseth shut down the Women Advisory Council for the military CNN.com

  • HISTORY March 15, 2025 Trump administration strips away women’s history pages from the Arlington website Arlington Cemetery.mil

  • ARMY March 27, 2026 Hegseth removed two Black and two female officers from a promotion list Military Times.com

  • NAVY June 6 2026 Hegseth cut women off from a Naval promotion list AP News.com

Answer 1

Submitted to Congress by HistoryListory: Yes, on July 25, 2026 I submitted this question to 2 Senators, 2 Congressmen, and 1 Governor.

Included message: “Please be advised any non-response or response will be publicly included on my website HistoryListory.com for readers to review”.

Response received? Not yet.

Question 2

JD Vance demeaned non-parents as “childless cat ladies” and argued that non-parents should have less voting power. Matt Gaetz told a crowd at Turning Point Action that pro-choice supporters looked like a thumb. Doug Wilson called women “people that people come out of,” Dr. Oz labels Americans “under-babied,” Erika Kirk told women to have more children than they can afford, and Benny Johnson urged conservatives to “outbreed” liberals. This rhetoric treats women like political breeding stock. Do you support this agenda, and what will you do to protect reproductive freedom and help families who lack affordable childcare, healthcare, work-life balance, and programs like SNAP?

SOME SOURCES

  • CAT LADIES July 29, 2021 JD Vance’s redundant “childless cat ladies” remarks made headlines. In 2024 he doubled down on his cat lady remarks, “Obviously, it was a sarcastic comment. I’ve got nothing against cats”. CNBC.com

  • MATT GAETZ July 28, 2022 Matt Gaetz mocked abortion-rights supporters at Turning Point Action, saying, “Why is it that the women with the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having abortions? Nobody wants to impregnate you if you look like a thumb”. www.MS.now

  • BREEDING STOCK July 30, 2025 Christian nationalist pastors and influencers pushed pronatalism, telling women to “have as many babies as you can afford”. As Doug Wilson said, “Women are the kind of people that people come out of”. MSN.com

  • OUT BREED LIBS March 26, 2026 Benny Johnson told CPAC attendees to “out-breed” liberals, “Having children and starting a family is the culture war right there”, and “Because the left, we’re gonna just outbreed them! Can I get a witness? Can I get an amen? We’re just going to outbreed the left. You ever met a lib?”. Mediaite.com

  • BREEEDING STOCK May 10, 2026 Erika Kirk and her friends kept pushing “have more babies than you can afford”. Rolling Stone.com

  • NO VOTES FOR YOU July 24, 2021 During The Future of American Political Economy conference in Alexandria Virginia JD Vance asserted that non-parents should not vote. CA.News.Yahoo.com

  • UNDER BABIED May 12, 2026 Dr. Oz said 30% of American women are “under-babied”, saying “You have to get moms healthy enough to do the most creative thing the universe knows, which is making babies”. People.com

  • MAMA January 3, 2017 News stories circulated around, “Make America Mate Again” Bloomberg.com

Answer 2

Submitted to Congress by HistoryListory: Yes, I submitted this to 2 Senators, 2 Congressmen and 1 Governor on July 25, 2026.

Response received? Not yet.