House Republicans passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act on Thursday that is aimed at keeping Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars from funding travel and paying for military service members and their families to get abortions.
The amendment, which passed 221-213, is a continuation of Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s fight to stonewall the promotion of more than a hundred generals and flag officers over the Department of Defense’s abortion commitment.
221-213: The House approves an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would end the Biden admin policy reimbursing military members who travel to get abortions.
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and John Duarte (R-CA) voted No. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) voted Yes. pic.twitter.com/nSPcABKcCU
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For his efforts to keep taxpayer dollars directed to the military from funding the Biden administration’s abortion extremism, Tuberville was smeared by the regime, Democrats, the corporate media, and members of his own party. Austin, who could end the holds by simply rescinding his pledge to subsidize abortions through his department, went so far as to claim Tuberville’s actions are a “national security issue.”
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The Biden regime initiated the fight last year when DOD Secretary Lloyd Austin pledged to illegally force taxpayers to fund up to three weeks of paid time off and travel costs for his employees and their family members to obtain abortions. Now, the Biden administration, the Democrats who supported its decision, and
