Rep. Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, repeatedly used a transphobic slur during a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday, prompting pushback from one of her Democratic colleagues.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) called out Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) at a Wednesday hearing over her use of a transgender slur. During the House Oversight and Government Reform hearing Wednesday, Connolly,

South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace is facing backlash after she repeatedly used a transgender slur while speaking on the House floor on Wednesday.