House Republicans have introduced several amendments to a military construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill aimed at reining in the Biden administration and preventing it from funding gender transitions and abortions, among other things.
The spending measure will be discussed on Tuesday in the House Rules Committee, and it will be determined which amendments can be brought to a vote.Abortion access and funding
Abortion and the military have been a headline story in the Senate this year, with Sen. Tommy Tuberville holding up hundreds of promotions to protest the Department of Defense's funding for travel to obtain abortions.With a similar focus on cultural matters, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is pushing to halt any money from the department from paying for procedures meant to transition one's gender. The amendment would bar federal funds from going to"any sex-altering surgical procedure.
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, supported Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's decision last month to cancel a drag show on a military base, saying it was the"absolute right thing to do."
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