{"id":2033554,"date":"2023-09-15T15:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T19:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-veterans-press-conservatives-to-separate-spending-demands-from-defense-appropriations\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T15:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T19:30:38","slug":"gop-veterans-press-conservatives-to-separate-spending-demands-from-defense-appropriations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-veterans-press-conservatives-to-separate-spending-demands-from-defense-appropriations\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP veterans urge conservatives to detach spending demands from defense appropriations."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fgop-veterans-press-conservatives-to-separate-spending-demands-from-defense-appropriations%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=2033554&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>Military\u2063 Veterans Urge GOP Colleagues to\u200b Prioritize Defense \u2063Spending<\/h2>\n<p>Military veterans within the GOP\u2064 House conference are calling \u200bon their conservative colleagues to separate their spending \u200cdemands \u2063from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-dems-blocking-measure-to-prohibit-imports-made-with-chinese-slave-labor\/\" title=\"Senate Dems Blocking Measure To Prohibit Imports Made With Chinese Slave Labor\">annual defense appropriations bill<\/a>. With just\u200b two weeks left before the shutdown deadline, budget negotiations have been \u2062dragging on, causing concern among veterans.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Rep. Mike\u200b Garcia (R-CA) Speaks Out<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) criticized his fellow conservatives, urging them\u200d not to hold the\u200c spending legislation hostage in exchange for other demands from GOP leadership. \u2062As a Navy veteran,\u200b Garcia \u200demphasized the \u2064importance of\u2062 supporting the $826 billion defense spending bill\u2062 and urged both Republicans and\u200b Democrats to back it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Congress has a\u200d limited time frame of 15 days to \u200dprevent a \u2064government shutdown. House GOP leaders are working hard to gain \u200dsupport \u2062from all members of their conference \u2064to advance\u2063 the crucial legislation. However, the defense \u200cappropriations bill has \u200bfaced\u2062 resistance from hard-line conservatives, resulting in delays.<\/p>\n<p>Some conservatives have insisted on certain provisions, including\u2062 a vote on Republicans&#8217; border \u2064security bill and reduced \u200dfunding for certain policies at the Pentagon. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has\u2063 been attempting to \u200creach an agreement \u200cwith \u2062these conservatives, but no \u2064consensus has been reached yet.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Garcia&#8217;s Plea\u200b to\u2062 Drop Demands<\/h3>\n<p>Garcia strongly criticized these conservatives, urging them to abandon their demands\u200b and\u200c support the\u200d passage of the defense funding legislation. \u200dHe emphasized that opposing the bill \u2064would\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-veterans-press-conservatives-to-separate-spending-demands-from-defense-appropriations\/\" title=\"GOP veterans urge conservatives to detach spending demands from defense appropriations.\">enable failed defense policies<\/a> and jeopardize \u200dnational security.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), a former\u200c Navy SEAL, echoed Garcia&#8217;s sentiments, emphasizing the importance of\u2063 prioritizing the legislation and warning of the\u2064 military\u200c threats posed by China.<\/p>\n<p>If Congress fails \u2063to pass all 12 of its bills\u2062 by the end of the month, lawmakers typically resort\u200d to a continuing resolution to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-predicts-when-americans-savings-will-run-dry\/\" title=\"JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Predicts When Americans\u2019 Savings Will Run Dry\">maintain current spending levels<\/a> until a new agreement is\u2064 reached. However, conservatives \u200bhave vehemently opposed this\u2062 approach.\u2063 House Minority Leader McCarthy hopes to pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-considers-moving-spending-bills-forward-setting-up-fight-with-house-gop\/\" title=\"Senate mulls advancing spending bills, sparking clash with House GOP.\">short-term \u2063continuing resolution<\/a> to fund the\u200b government and is committed to keeping the House in\u200d session until a spending agreement is reached.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Garcia&#8217;s \u200dView on\u200c Continuing Resolution<\/h3>\n<p>Garcia \u2063believes that a continuing resolution is the most likely option at this point, providing the necessary negotiation space to reach a comprehensive agreement. He emphasized the importance of \u200davoiding a government shutdown, stating that it would be detrimental to the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why is it important for defense spending to be addressed separately from other spending \u2063demands and given priority in the budget negotiations<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Just two weeks to pass a budget and prevent a government shutdown. Within this time frame, there are several pressing issues to address, one of which \u200cis defense spending. As military veterans,\u200c GOP \u200bmembers of the House\u200d conference understand the importance of prioritizing the \u200bdefense appropriations bill and ensuring adequate funding for our national security.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2064in recent budget negotiations, there has \u2062been a delay in\u200d reaching \u2063an agreement,\u200d as some conservative members of the GOP have been using the defense spending bill as leverage \u200bto push for their own spending demands. This tactic has been \u2062causing \u2063concern among military veterans, \u200dwho believe that\u2064 defense funding should not be held hostage for \u2064unrelated political purposes.<\/p>\n<p>One\u200b prominent voice speaking out against this\u200b strategy is Rep. Mike Garcia from California. As a Navy\u2063 veteran himself,\u200d Rep. Garcia understands the significance of a well-funded defense budget. In\u2062 a statement, he criticized his fellow conservatives, urging them not \u200dto jeopardize the defense spending bill in exchange for unrelated demands \u2062from GOP leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia emphasizes that the $826 billion defense spending bill is vital\u200c for the readiness and capabilities of our armed forces. He acknowledges that while\u200b there may be other important issues on\u2063 the table, they should not be tied to \u2064defense funding.\u2063 Instead, Garcia calls for bipartisan support for the bill, urging both Republicans \u2063and\u200b Democrats to prioritize the security of\u200d our nation\u2062 and provide the necessary resources for our military.<\/p>\n<p>Military veterans, like Garcia, \u200dhave firsthand\u2064 experience\u200c serving our country and understand the\u200b sacrifices that \u200csoldiers make\u2064 to protect\u2063 our freedoms. \u200cThey have witnessed the importance of\u200b a well-equipped and adequately funded military in safeguarding our nation&#8217;s interests. Therefore, it is crucial that their voices are heard and their concerns are taken into consideration.<\/p>\n<p>As the deadline for a potential government shutdown approaches, it is\u200d imperative that budget negotiations proceed swiftly and without unnecessary delays. In the interest of national security, \u2062defense\u2062 spending should be \u2064addressed separately \u2064from other spending demands. By doing so, we can ensure that our \u2062military veterans, who\u2062 have dedicated their lives to protecting our country, are given the respect and support they deserve.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u200b military veterans within\u200d the GOP\u200d House conference are urging their conservative colleagues to prioritize defense spending\u2063 and separate it from\u200b other spending demands. With just two weeks remaining before \u200dthe shutdown deadline, \u2062it is essential that Congress acts swiftly to pass a budget that adequately \u200cfunds\u2063 our national security. By\u200b heeding the \u2062voices of military veterans, we \u200bcan demonstrate \u2064our commitment\u200c to\u200d our armed \u200bforces \u2064and ensure that they \u2062have the resources needed to \u2062protect our nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military veterans in the GOP House conference are urging conservative colleagues to separate spending demands from the defense appropriations bill. With the shutdown deadline approaching, Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) criticized right-wing colleagues, advising against holding the bill hostage. Budget negotiations continue with just two weeks left.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2033555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2033554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2033554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2033555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2033554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2033554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2033554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}