{"id":1972989,"date":"2023-07-14T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-moves-to-block-funding-for-abortion-travel-as-lawmakers-prepare-to-vote-on-military-spending\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T12:02:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T16:02:19","slug":"house-moves-to-block-funding-for-abortion-travel-as-lawmakers-prepare-to-vote-on-military-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-moves-to-block-funding-for-abortion-travel-as-lawmakers-prepare-to-vote-on-military-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"House moves to block abortion travel funding ahead of military spending vote."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-moves-to-block-funding-for-abortion-travel-as-lawmakers-prepare-to-vote-on-military-spending%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1972989&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a> voted on Thursday evening to block <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/pentagon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Pentagon<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proposal-to-block-illegal-immigrants-from-receiving-stimulus-blocked-by-senate-democrats\/\" title=\"Proposal to block illegal immigrants from receiving stimulus blocked by Senate Democrats\">spending taxpayer dollars<\/a> on funding travel for women in the military seeking abortions as lawmakers prepare to vote on the annual National Defense Authorization Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The amendment to block funding for abortion travel was just one of the amendments added to the NDAA, which House Speaker Kevin McCarthy <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/mccarthy-working-satisfy-gop-hard-liners-demanding-culture\/story?id=101170953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> will likely go before the House for a final vote on Friday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The abortion amendment, which passed 221-213, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/one-democrat-who-voted-republicans-block-military-abortions-1812906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposed<\/a> by Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) and was passed largely along partisan lines, with Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) joining Republicans in voting for the measure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy amendment to STOP Biden from using the DOD to pay for abortion travel PASSED. This policy is ILLEGAL, and soon, it will be GONE. This is a GREAT DAY for our country!!\u201d Jackson tweeted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2023\/07\/13\/pentagon-abortion-policy-house-republicans\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reportedly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cpissed off\u201d that the House voted to block the military from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uber-accused-of-using-abortion-activism-to-mask-horrifying-behavior-toward-women\/\" title=\"Uber Accused Of Using Abortion Activism To Mask \u2018Horrifying\u2019 Behavior Toward Women\">funding abortion travel<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another amendment that passed was to block the Pentagon from funding transgender procedures on military members.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt is this administration that has turned the Department of Defense into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-moves-to-block-funding-for-abortion-travel-as-lawmakers-prepare-to-vote-on-military-spending\/\" title=\"House moves to block abortion travel funding ahead of military spending vote.\">social-engineering experiment wrapped<\/a> in a uniform,\u201d Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/13\/us\/politics\/house-republicans-defense-bill.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe American people I\u2019ve talked to back home don\u2019t want a weak military; they don\u2019t want a woke military; they don\u2019t want rainbow propaganda on bases; they don\u2019t want to pay for troops\u2019 sex changes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An amendment from Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz that would have banned \u201cfederal funds for training on diversity, equity, and inclusion\u201d failed after nine Republicans joined Democrats to vote it down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEven if this amendment doesn\u2019t pass I want my colleagues to know that this NDAA in the base bill takes a meat clever to DEI and the amendments we have adopted in the last round of voting certainly ensure that DEI \u2026 will not be a principle feature of our military service if this bill becomes law and that would be a great thing for our military,\u201d Gaetz said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Republicans who voted against Gaetz\u2019s amendment <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/matt-gaetz-suffers-shock-bill-defeat-nine-republicans-vote-against-1812940#:~:text=An%20amendment%20introduced%20by%20Representative,Democrats%20to%20vote%20it%20down.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">included<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Reps. Don Bacon (NE), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR), Anthony D\u2019Esposito (NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), John James (MI), Mike Lawler (NY), Marcus Molinaro (NY), Mike Turner (OH), and Del. <\/span>Jenniffer Gonz\u00e1lez-Col\u00f3n (PR).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A less expansive amendment <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">banning some<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> DEI programs was approved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amendments to limit spending for Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/4096744-majority-of-republicans-vote-down-greene-gaetz-ukraine-bills\/#:~:text=Another%20proposal%20from%20Rep.%20Matt,with%20149%20Republicans%20opposing%20it.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were also<\/a> defeated. One, from Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), would have revoked $300 million in spending, while another, from Gaetz, would have removed all spending for Ukraine. Greene\u2019s amendment failed 89-341 while Gaetz\u2019s failed 70-358.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If passed, the NDAA will provide around $886 billion for military spending, which is more than the NDAA provided last year and than the Biden administration\u2019s recommendation, <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/government\/congress\/congress-preps-defense-spending-increase-26-billion-debt-climbs-33-trillion?utm_source=daily&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Just the News.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House version of the bill would likely face headwinds in the Democrat-controlled Senate to the abortion and transgender-related amendments. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House voted to restrict Pentagon funds for travel expenses related to abortions for women in the military. This amendment is part of the National Defense Authorization Act, alongside other amendments. 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