{"id":1981995,"date":"2023-07-25T09:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-are-targeting-these-biden-administration-veterans-affairs-policies\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T09:35:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:35:19","slug":"house-republicans-are-targeting-these-biden-administration-veterans-affairs-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-are-targeting-these-biden-administration-veterans-affairs-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP targets Biden VA policies."},"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\">12<\/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-republicans-are-targeting-these-biden-administration-veterans-affairs-policies%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=1981995&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--><h2>House \u200bRepublicans Introduce Amendments to Military and Veterans Affairs Spending Bill<\/h2>\n<p>House Republicans are\u2063 making\u2064 their voices heard as \u2063they introduce several amendments to a military\u2062 construction and\u200b Veterans Affairs \u200bspending bill. These amendments aim to rein in the Biden\u2064 administration and prevent funding \u200dfor gender transitions and abortions,\u2063 among other things.<\/p>\n<p>The spending\u200d measure \u2064will be discussed on Tuesday in the House Rules Committee, where \u200bit will \u2062be determined which amendments can \u2063be \u200bbrought to a vote.<\/p>\n<h3>Abortion Access and Funding<\/h3>\n<p>One \u2063of the amendments, introduced by Rep.\u2062 Andy Ogles (R-TN), \u200cseeks to prevent any Department of Veterans Affairs funds from \u200cbeing used \u200bfor \u200dabortions. This amendment eliminates exceptions to abortion funding in the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion and the military have been hot\u200c topics in the\u2063 Senate this year, with Sen. Tommy\u200b Tuberville (R-AL) even holding up\u2062 promotions to protest the Department of Defense&#8217;s funding for \u2063travel to obtain abortions.<\/p>\n<h3>Gender Transition Surgeries<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is pushing \u200cfor an amendment \u2062that would\u200d halt any funding from the department for\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arkansas-passes-save-adolescents-from-experimentation-act-to-ban-trans-surgery-puberty-blockers-for-minors\/\" title=\"Arkansas Passes \u2018Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act\u2019 To Ban Trans Surgery, Puberty Blockers For Minors\">gender transition procedures<\/a>.\u200b This\u2062 amendment aims to bar federal funds from being used for \u2063&#8221;any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-are-targeting-these-biden-administration-veterans-affairs-policies\/\" title=\"House GOP targets Biden VA policies.\">sex-altering surgical procedure<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u200bRep. Lauren Boebert \u200d(R-CO) has \u200bintroduced an amendment to stop federal funds from supporting\u2062 a program titled &#8220;Managing Gender Diversity \u200bin \u200cthe \u2062Department of Veterans Affairs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Drag Shows<\/h3>\n<p>Drag performances are also being targeted,\u200d with\u2064 Rep. Matt Rosendale\u2063 (R-MT) introducing a measure to block funding \u2064in the spending bill from supporting &#8220;any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-puts-temporary-hold-on-tennessee-ban-on-drag-shows-in-front-of-children\/\" title=\"Judge puts temporary hold on Tennessee ban on drag shows in front of children\">adult cabaret performances<\/a> \u200dor LGBTQ events.&#8221; This comes after Gen. Mark Milley, \u2062chairman of the\u200d Joint Chiefs of Staff, supported \u2062the cancellation of a\u2063 drag show \u2063on a\u2063 military base.<\/p>\n<p>According to Gen. Milley, drag \u2064shows were never part of Department\u200c of Defense policy and were not funded by federal funds.<\/p>\n<h3>Green Policies and ESG<\/h3>\n<p>House Republicans are also \u200daiming to roll back policies implemented \u2063during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. Matt \u2064Rosendale and Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) have moved to ban \u2064the \u2064enforcement of mask \u2063mandates\u2064 related to the virus \u200dat military facilities. Rep. Lauren Boebert has \u2063gone even further, \u2063introducing an amendment to ban masks in nonsurgical areas of the facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) has introduced \u2064a\u2063 measure targeting\u2063 environmental, social, and governance initiatives within the VA. This amendment \u2064would prevent the \u2063establishment \u2064of ESG panels\u200b or \u200cadvisers.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Rules Committee&#8217;s determinations on the \u2063amendments, the House is expected to take up the bill this week. However, the White \u200bHouse has issued\u2063 a threat to veto the measure, along with another spending bill, \u2062citing concerns about access to reproductive\u200b healthcare, LGBTQI+\u2062 rights, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/goldman-sachs-commits-to-reach-net-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2030\/\" title=\"Goldman Sachs Commits To Reach Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2030\">climate change initiatives<\/a>, and\u200d diversity and inclusion efforts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to\u200c read \u200bmore from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans have proposed amendments to a military construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill to curb the Biden administration&#8217;s funding for gender transitions, abortions, and more. 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