{"id":2605927,"date":"2026-05-22T13:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/malliotakis-exits-house-caucus-after-democrats-sink-womens-museum\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:44:27","slug":"malliotakis-exits-house-caucus-after-democrats-sink-womens-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/malliotakis-exits-house-caucus-after-democrats-sink-womens-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Malliotakis exits House caucus after Democrats sink women\u2019s museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmalliotakis-exits-house-caucus-after-democrats-sink-womens-museum%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2605927&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep.Nicole Malliotakis resigned from her roles in the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus after House Democrats and several Republicans voted down her bill to create a Smithsonian American Women\u2019s History Museum on the National Mall. The measure failed 216-204, with six Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Malliotakis said the final disagreement centered on a provision specifying the museum would focus on \u201cbiological women,\u201d a change she supported to keep the museum\u2019s scope limited. Democrats, she argued, repeatedly refused to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ky-gov-signs-bipartisan-law-limiting-no-knock-warrants\/\" title=\"Ky. gov. signs bipartisan law limiting no-knock warrants\">cross party lines<\/a> to back bipartisan legislation, and she was especially frustrated that Democrats blocked the bill despite its routine procedural path. She also said there was no basis for democrats to withdraw support over the \u201cbiological\u201d wording, while opponents raised concerns that identity-focused programming could expand at the Smithsonian if Democrats controlled Congress again.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) resigned as vice chair and member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus on Friday after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11272\">House<\/a> shot down her legislation to establish a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/smithsonian-institution\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3107\">Smithsonian<\/a> American Women\u2019s History Museum on the National Mall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill failed by a 216-204 vote on Thursday, with six Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it. Malliotakis said the vote was the final straw for her, and she criticized Democrats for consistently refusing to cross the aisle.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4579443\/malliotakis-house-caucus-exit-women-history-museum\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Malliotakis exits House caucus in frustration after Democrats sink American Women\u2019s History Museum<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4579369\/daylight-saving-time-sunshine-act-trump-buchanan-scott\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump pushes to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >make daylight saving time permanent<\/a> after Sunshine Protection Act passes committee<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4579046\/marc-veasey-dnc-martin-resign-2024-autopsy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>First House Democrat urges DNC\u2019s Martin to \u2018move on\u2019 after 2024 autopsy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSadly, it has become apparent to me over the past five years that the bipartisanship of the Problem Solvers Caucus has clearly been a one-way street,\u201d she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PollTracker2024\/status\/2057839748236947826\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PollTracker2024\/status\/2057839748236947826\">wrote in a letter<\/a> to the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-rebuffs-lashout-behavior-by-democrats-at-congressional-hearings-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Byron Donalds rebuffs \u2018lashout behavior\u2019 by ... at congressional hearings - Washington Examiner\">caucus chairmen<\/a>. \u201cTime and again, Republicans in this caucus cross party lines to advance key pieces of legislation, whether it be with their votes or signatures on discharge petitions, yet the Democrats do not.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have repeatedly found myself disappointed by the lack of help Republicans receive from our Democratic colleagues on this Caucus when their vote would actually make a difference in whether a measure passes or fails,\u201d the congresswoman wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If it passed, the bill would have authorized the use of federal land on the National Mall for an American Women\u2019s History Museum. The Smithsonian could not start construction on the project until the land was transferred. The museum was set to be built in the area across from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the main co-sponsor, Malliotakis believed the legislation was important to honor biological women. Democrats disagreed with the GOP provision, which banned the planned museum from exhibiting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"369\">transgender<\/a> people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf not one Problem Solvers Democrat would vote for a straightforward measure to transfer federal land for a women\u2019s history museum simply because it was amended through regular order, during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-democrats-consider-scheduling-vote-on-controversial-gun-control-bill-in-next-two-weeks-report-says\/\" title=\"BREAKING: ... Consider Scheduling Vote On \u2018Controversial\u2019 Gun Control ... In Next Two Weeks, ...ort Says\">committee process<\/a>, to ensure that only biological women are exhibited, then what can we actually rely on the Caucus\u2019 Democrats to join us on?\u201d she wrote before tendering her resignation, effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the floor vote, Malliotakis said there was \u201cno reason for Democrats to pull their support over the word \u2018biological.&#8217;\u201d She added that the United States has \u201cmore than enough women to display in this museum that we shouldn\u2019t be fighting over the need to have non-biological individuals in there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The six GOP defectors over the bill \u2014 Reps. Keith Self (R-TX), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Andy Harris (R-MD), and Tim Burchett (R-TN) \u2014 were concerned that \u201cidentity politics\u201d would eventually seep into the Smithsonian museum\u2019s programming if Democrats regain control of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York Republican said she \u201ckind of knew that there might be one or two\u201d Republicans who opposed the museum plan, but she was disappointed when six Republicans voted against the measure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4578736\/republicans-democrats-women-history-museum-woke\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4578736\/republicans-democrats-women-history-museum-woke\/\">SIX REPUBLICANS JOIN DEMOCRATS IN SINKING LEGISLATION TO BUILD WOMEN\u2019S HISTORY MUSEUM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, she was more upset with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"441\">House Democrats<\/a> who united against her effort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t understand why we\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-republicans-join-democrats-in-sinking-womens-history-museum\/\" title=\"Six ... in sinking women&#039;s ...\">pulling bipartisan support<\/a> from legislation to establish this museum,\u201d Malliotakis said on the House floor. \u201cAs a matter of fact, let me read, so everybody at home knows exactly what this debate is over. It is over one sentence. \u2018The museum shall be dedicated to preserving, researching, and presenting the history, achievements, and lives experienced by biological women in the United States.\u2019 That\u2019s what the disagreement is about.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malliotakis resigns after House defeats Women\u2019s History Museum bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2605928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26050761869405.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[70371,6571,3813,5894],"class_list":["post-2605927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-breaking-news-2","tag-elections","tag-immigration","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26050761869405.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2605931,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605927\/revisions\/2605931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}