Gwen Walz, wife of Minnesota governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, said offering tampons in school restrooms would help students learn to read while appearing on television. Katie Couric’s podcast Sunday.

Couric asked Walz about her husband Called “Buffer Tim” The nickname was coined by conservatives after she signed a bill in her state that would make menstrual products available free of charge in all school restrooms, including for boys.

“If kids go hungry in school, what damage does that do to the brain and learning, you can’t learn to read,” Walz said. “So if you’re talking about learning to read and closing the gaps, then you better remove the barriers to that. If that’s a buffer, then that’s a buffer, right?”

“Take away the barriers and let’s get to the point, what are the components and let’s not get lost in, as some have said, leveling the playing field or whatever it may be,” he said.

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Legislation It says menstrual products “must be available to all menstruating students in restrooms regularly used by students in grades 4 through 12, according to a plan developed by the school district.” Since then, the nickname “Buffer Tim” has been used to highlight his socially progressive views.

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“Tim and I have always thought about removing barriers to learning and success, and no matter what that barrier is, whether it’s free lunch, whether it’s menstrual products, whether it’s knowing who you are, everybody means everybody, and some things look different for some people,” Walz said. ” said Walz. . “People have different needs and different resources, but everyone means everyone and all of us.”

“So it’s not a messy journey, but we looked at it this way: ‘What do you need to move forward, what do you need to be happy and healthy and achieve success, and how can we help you with that in the most effective and best way? Look, okay?'” he continued. “Then get out of the way, because I think those two parts probably describe Tim. He’s compassionate, he’s empathetic, he removes obstacles.”

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Walz went on to add that schools need to “provide what we need to provide.”

“He does a great job of that, but at the same time, you know, then he’s like, ‘Whose job is this, handle it yourself,’ now I need to put a quarter in the swear jar, but pay attention to this yourself, like this: Without getting caught up in people’s own personal business, we need to focus on the really important issues we need to solve.” Let’s move on.”

“We view equity as providing people with what they need to get to a certain place where we can have that conversation,” he added.

Walz also talked about second gentleman Doug Emhoff’s advice and support for him.

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“He’s such an amazing person, and the way he models support for his wife, empowers women, and empowers me is truly miraculous,” he said. “So he had a good sense of humor about things.”

Especially Emhoff’s He faced allegations He once allegedly slapped his ex-girlfriend “so hard” after she flirted with a butler and exhibited “inappropriate” and “misogynistic” office behavior at his Los Angeles law firm, according to the Daily Mail.

Emhoff’s first marriage ended According to the Daily Mail, it was following an affair with his children’s nanny that he became pregnant. The nanny’s close friend told the press that she did not keep the baby but did not provide further details.

Original article source: Tim Walz’s wife advocates putting tampons in all school toilets as part of helping children learn to read