GOP rep weighs in on House dress code during floor speech

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill

A Republican congresswoman on Wednesday weighed in on the recent controversy over the long-standing dress code for a special hallway in the House, noting her own attire goes against the rules.

After concluding a floor speech about first responders, Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) ended her remarks by pointing out her sleeveless dress and open-toed shoes.

“Before I yield back, I want to point out, I’m standing here in my professional attire, which happens to be a sleeveless dress and open-toed shoes,” she said. “With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back.”

McSally’s comments come days after a report in CBS News detailed the confusion over the dress code, which is enforced in the Speaker’s lobby and the House chamber. The rules, the report said, are unclear and not imposed on the Senate side.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/341647-gop-rep-weighs-in-on-congressional-attire-during-house-floor-speech

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[tonyt53]

1. Good for her!

[packman]

2. Damn those brazen women and their open toed shoes

[yallerdawg]

3. No problem when a Republican puts her humanity FIRST!

Hopefully, sleeveless dresses are as important as a principled stand that every American citizen has food and health care!

Oh, no..."Voted Yea on: American Health Care Act of 2017 (HR 1628)"

I guess it's 'comfortable clothes,' then.

[mountain grammy]

4. Yep!

[demmiblue]

5. Whoosh. Again.

[IronLionZion]

13. Yeah she's taking such a brave stand

fighting for what's important...

[LakeArenal]

6. Even Pence can't meet a woman alone...

Due the Republican Grabby Pussy Doctrine.

[riversedge]

7. HA-SHE SUED Rumseld over a rule about the military dress code.......

.....................This isn't McSally's first time pushing back on a dress code. As an Air Force fighter pilot, McSally sued then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld over a rule that required female members of the military to wear an abaya when off-base in Saudi Arabia.

McSally, who was serving as a lieutenant colonel at the time, in her suit argued that the rule was unconstitutional because male members of the military were not mandated to wear “host nation attire” when off-base.

[Angry Dragon]

8. I do not believe anyone accused Rummy of knowing what he was doing

[IronLionZion]

14. That's good

The Trump women decided against head coverings recently in Saudi Arabia. And that dress code has been a source of contention for many western women who worked or traveled there.

[MineralMan]

9. Good. Wake up, old men in Congress. Wake up.

[gay texan]

10. Girl,

You wear whatever the hell you want! Rock those shoes and dress!!!! If it empowers you and makes you feel good about yourself, screw the haters

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

11. Omg sorry when I see bare shoulders and free toes...

I need to head into the forest, cuz that's where the hardwoods are!

Free toes.. Have fun!

[Demonaut]

12. just to treated equally, but only in that hallway