Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Clinton) objected, “just another step by the governor and Democrats to have the government provide everything for you, which leads to communism." Borowicz has a litany of stupidity attached to her, including recently trying to decertify the election results in Pennsylvania, introducing a resolution calling COVID God's "punishment inflicted upon us for our presumptuous sins," and introducing a bill modeled after Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law.
Source: Pennsylvania Capitol Star
A Republican state lawmaker said Tuesday she opposed a bill that would make pads and tampons free for public school students because it could lead to communism.
House Bill 851 would create a grant program to provide public schools with funding to distribute menstrual hygiene products free to students. It passed the Democratic-controlled House Tuesday by a vote of 117 to 85.
Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Clinton) objected to language in the bill’s co-sponsorship memo which referred to menstruating “people,” and said on the House floor that the legislation was “just another step by the governor and Democrats to have government provide everything for you, which leads to communism. A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything away.”
Rep. Darisha Parker (D-Philadelphia), one of the bill’s prime sponsors, said on the House floor that its intent is to support students. “But more importantly, it’s also an opportunity to restore the dignity to these women and girls who have gone unsupported far too long,” Parker said.
Two in five people struggle to purchase menstruation products, Parker added, “and for those who cannot afford them, they end up utilizing unsafe unsanitary measures including the usage of newspapers, rags, and socks instead of pads, panty liners or tampons.”
