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Progressive Democrats resigned Wednesday to spread abortion within the military, but Republicans have successfully prioritized “awakened ideology” over national security by Congress and the White House. Say you are.
Members of Parliamentary Progressive Caucus have recently been active in inserting party priorities, including abortion, into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Bills that must be passed set military policies and spending levels for the Department of Defense and other agencies in defense infrastructure.
“I said it before, and I keep saying it until our federal budget is evenly distributed,” said Democrat Barbara Lee of California. “More guns and tanks are useless to Americans without housing, education, or medical care.”
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Not everyone agreed, including the majority of Democrats.
An amendment to enable abortion at military bases was blocked from voting on the floor by the House Rules Committee, a committee tightly controlled by Democratic leadership. Similarly, amendments have been submitted that will allow the Pentagon to use taxes to fund abortions.
“This needs to be bipartisan,” said D-Mass, chairman of the House Rules Commission, Jim McGovern. Said when explaining the decision.
Similarly, progressives may not be able to meet their long-standing goal of reducing defense spending. Two amendments will be voted on, either flattening defense spending at $ 778 billion or cutting $ 100 billion, but few expect it to pass.
Instead, the House of Representatives is ready to move forward with a bill that guarantees the Pentagon about $ 840 billion. That’s $ 30 billion more than the White House originally proposed. Senior Democrats said boosts were needed to compensate for rising fuel prices and inflation, and the military and economic collapse of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed what our national security and defense stance should be,” said Adam Smith, chairman of the Democratic Party of Washington. “It made it more complicated, and it made it more expensive.”
Republicans argued immediately, but just because progressives couldn’t secure victory in the bill doesn’t mean it’s a good deal overall. Many have blamed the bill for indulging in “awakened” ideologies, especially on climate change and gender.
The NDAA will prioritize the military transition from fossil fuels to electric vehicles and secure funds for NATO allies to strengthen their “climate resilience.” We have also established a Gender Advisory Task Force within the Department of Defense to promote the military recruitment of women. The bill also allows health insurance for Pentagon service members to cover emergency medicines, including medicines to induce abortion.
Conservatives also note that the $ 840 billion law is crammed with distributions for extraordinary interests and other suspicious taxpayer use of money. The bill directs the Pentagon to create a pilot program to research and develop plant-based proteins and other meat and poultry alternatives.
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In addition, the bill will recruit women and train foreign troops on how to fight sexual harassment, while allowing the Pentagon to pick up tabs for foreign officers to attend training and conferences on this topic. Create a special grant program.
Texas Republican and HouseFreedom Caucus guru Chiproy complained that the bill had not taken steps to ban the enforcement of Vaccine obligations on President Biden’s army. The implementation of mandates was blocked by the Supreme Court in the private sector.
At least 40,000 unvaccinated troops in the Army National Guard alone are prohibited from participating in federal-funded exercise operations and training for missions.
“This mission is endangering our national security for no reason,” said Minnesota Republican Rep. Pete Stauber.
Most Republicans will vote for the passage while Roy and other members of the conservative Freedom Caucus plan to oppose the bill. Many do so to advance the bill to the congress committee. There, the trading maker needs to adjust the version of the House of Representatives to the one previously approved by the Senate.
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Rep. Mike Rodgers, a top Republican member of the House Armed Services Commission, said the NDAA’s party priority would be removed to secure the 10 Senate Republicans needed to pass in the Senate.
“Like last year, we handle them at meetings and get rid of things that don’t need to come back,” he said.