Senate and House Republicans voted Tuesday to override Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of legislation that bans gender-affirming care for minors, a move Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., told Newsmax he is “very proud of.”

“They’re standing up to the governor. Look, 90% of Kansans think that letting boys compete in girls’ sports, changing, doing transition surgeries on minors is wrong,” Marshall told “National Report.”

“I think we have an obligation not just as a senator, but as parents, as grandparents, as community members, to protect these children,” he added.

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