A California Democrat on Wednesday asked to withdraw comments made on the House floor during a debate on a government spending bill in which she accused her Republican opponents of being “sex-starved males.”

Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., was debating Republicans about language in the fiscal 2020 Health and Human Services spending bill.

In this Aug. 28, 2014 photo, California state Sen. Norma Torres, D-Pomona, poses in the Senate Chambers at the Capitol in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Rep. Ross Spano, R-Fla., said during floor debate that the spending bill includes provisions that weaken anti-abortion protections, including conscience protection rules for doctors and nurses who do not want to perform abortions.

But Torres dismissed Spano’s opposition as sexist.

“It is tiring to hear from so many sex-starved males on this floor talk about a woman’s right to choose,” Torres said.

The remark drew quick backlash from the GOP.

"Mr. Speaker, it is tiring to hear from so many sex-starved males on this floor talk about a woman's right to choose."

-- Rep. @NormaJTorres pic.twitter.com/xKRo1BlxHK — Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) June 12, 2019

Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., asked Torres to withdraw her remark. She agreed, but took another jab at the GOP.

“Contraception for women is not something that should be debated here,” Torres said