{"id":2047727,"date":"2023-09-28T09:18:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/18-republicans-turncoat-to-kill-bill-that-banned-pentagons-drag-show-funding-here-are-their-names\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T09:21:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:21:22","slug":"18-republicans-turncoat-to-kill-bill-that-banned-pentagons-drag-show-funding-here-are-their-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/18-republicans-turncoat-to-kill-bill-that-banned-pentagons-drag-show-funding-here-are-their-names\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Republicans betray their party to oppose bill banning Pentagon&#8217;s drag show funding."},"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\">26<\/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%2F18-republicans-turncoat-to-kill-bill-that-banned-pentagons-drag-show-funding-here-are-their-names%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=2047727&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>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-look-at-international-law-and-the-invasion-of-ukraine\/\" title=\"A Look at International Law and the Invasion of Ukraine\">increasingly dangerous world<\/a>, one thing that most Americans should be able to agree upon is that we\u2064 need a strong military.<\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, under the Biden administration, instead of focusing on\u200d winning battles, the military has been preoccupied \u2062with pushing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-biden-announces-woke-new-direction-us-militarys-combined-assets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leftist talking points<\/a> and \u200cagendas \u2062\u2014 such as the LGBT\u200d ideology.<\/p>\n<p>So naturally, \u2064a \u200drallying cry among conservatives in the past two years has been to get the military back on track and in \u200bshape to defend the nation against hostile \u2063forces.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why Republican \u2062Rep. Chip Roy of Texas proposed an amendment\u200d to \u2064the House spending bill that\u2064 would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-chip-roy-introduces-bill-prohibiting-u-s-taxpayer-money-from-funding-forced-abortions-in-china\/\" title=\"Rep. Chip Roy Introduces Bill Prohibiting U.S. Taxpayer Money From Funding Forced Abortions In China\">strip federal funding<\/a> \u200cfrom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-woke-military-nellis-air-force-base-hosts-first-ever-drag-queen-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drag shows<\/a> \u200dand \u201cpride\u201d\u200c events at the\u200c Department of\u200b Defense.<\/p>\n<p>Roy has been fighting against woke ideology in the military for a \u200dwhile now. In March, he and nine\u200b other members of Congress filed a motion to remove funding\u2063 for LGBT events\u2062 from\u200c the Department of Defense Appropriations Act.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Pentagon\u2062 should be <strong>MORE focused on maintaining \u2064military readiness\u200b (like shoring up our intel)<\/strong> than hosting drag queen events and indoctrinating troops<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Roy is leading the fight to <strong>BLOCK federal funds from pushing\u200c woke LGBT\u2063 ideology \u200con the military<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShrinkDCGrowAmerica?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShrinkDCGrowAmerica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3aEmienlG3\">https:\/\/t.co\/3aEmienlG3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J8QTaiLrfE\">pic.twitter.com\/J8QTaiLrfE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Chip Roy Press Office\u2062 (@RepChipRoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepChipRoy\/status\/1646591007922835470?\">April 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, despite the Republican majority in the House \u2064of Representatives, his latest amendment was defeated by a margin of 231 to 202 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, all 213 House\u2063 Democrats\u2063 voted\u2062 against the amendment, but they were joined by 18 House Republicans who defected to join their liberal colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to these 18 spineless Republicans, a common-sense\u2063 amendment \u200cwas killed on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>If you \u200bwant to know exactly who these 18 Republicans were, here are their names.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Eighteen House Republicans voted against\u2063 an amendment from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepChipRoy?\">@RepChipRoy<\/a> that would have defunded drag shows and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-militarys-recruiting-crisis-will-continue-until-its-woke-messages-stop\/\" title=\"The Military\u2019s Recruiting Crisis Will Continue Until Its Woke Messages Stop\">pride month events<\/a> at the\u2063 Defense Department:<br \/>\n\u2014 Buck<br \/>\n\u2014 Calvert<br \/>\n\u2014 Chavez-DeRemer<br \/>\n\u2014\u2064 Curtis<br \/>\n\u2014 D\u2019Esposito<br \/>\n\u2014 Duarte<br \/>\n\u2014 Fitzpatrick<br \/>\n\u2014 Garbarino<br \/>\n\u2014 Gonzales,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d2XjL6Rrk0\">pic.twitter.com\/d2XjL6Rrk0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Zeisloft (@BenZeisloft) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenZeisloft\/status\/1707175702766797272?\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p>The fact \u200dthat these\u200c Republicans voted against this measure is\u200b disappointing, but also\u200b not very surprising, \u2063given the sad state of the GOP and the conservative \u2064movement \u2064in America more broadly.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2063by itself is frustrating, \u2062but it becomes even more worrisome when you\u2064 consider \u200dthe current \u200dstate of the world\u2062 right now and the\u200d pressing need for \u200ba strong military.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, combined with China\u2019s increasingly aggressive attitude towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taiwan-navy-aircraft-ordered-respond-chinese-force-approaches-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan<\/a>, \u200bmeans that we are closer to getting involved in a major \u200cwar than we have\u200b been in a\u2063 long\u2063 time.<\/p>\n<p>Russia and China have no\u200d respect for a military like \u200cours that is \u200cseemingly more\u2063 concerned with leftist ideology than with fighting our \u2063enemies, so naturally, they feel confident that they can\u2062 get \u200daway with\u2062 making \u200cthese aggressive\u200c moves.<\/p>\n<p>Passing this amendment would have been a good first step to fixing the problems in our military, but \u2064unfortunately, it seems that some Republicans still need convincing.<\/p>\n<h3>A Note from Our\u2063 Founder:<\/h3>\n<p>Every morning, we at The Western Journal wake up \u2062and \u2063pursue \u200dour mission\u2063 of \u200cgiving you the important\u2063 information you need about what\u2019s happening in America.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><strong>We can\u2019t do\u200c that without your help.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>America has been on the receiving end of false narratives. The purpose of these \u200cfalse narratives \u200dis to \u200cmake you feel\u2062 powerless. The Western \u2063Journal empowers\u2063 you \u2062by breaking these false\u200b narratives.<\/p>\n<p>But\u2063 I \u2062wouldn\u2019t be honest with you today if \u200bI didn\u2019t let you know that the future of The Western Journal is in jeopardy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><strong>without your help<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Silicon Valley and the Big Tech tyrants have done everything they can\u200d to put The Western Journal out of \u2063business. Our faithful donors and subscribers have kept us going.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never chosen\u2062 to donate, let me be honest: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><strong>We need your help today<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please don\u2019t wait one minute. \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><strong>Donate right\u200b now<\/strong><\/a>  \u2064 \u2013 our situation in America is dire.\u200b Our country\u200c hangs\u200c by a thread, and \u2064The \u200dWestern Journal stands\u2064 for truth in this \u200cdifficult time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please\u200c stand \u200bwith \u2064us \u2062by donating \u200ctoday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Floyd G. Brown<br \/>\nFounder of The Western Journal<\/p>\n<p>The post \u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/18-republicans-turncoat-kill-bill-banned-pentagons-drag-show-funding-names\/\">18 Republicans Turncoat to Kill Bill That Banned Pentagon&#8217;s Drag Show Funding &#8211; Here \u2062Are Their Names<\/a> appeared first \u200con <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2062 Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did the House of \u200dRepresentatives vote on the amendment, and who voted against it?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In an increasingly dangerous world, one thing that \u2062most Americans should be able to\u200b agree upon is that we need \u2062a strong military. Unfortunately,\u200b under the Biden administration, instead of focusing on winning battles, the\u200b military has been\u200c preoccupied with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/18-republicans-turncoat-to-kill-bill-that-banned-pentagons-drag-show-funding-here-are-their-names\/\" title=\"18 Republicans betray their party to oppose bill banning Pentagon's drag show funding.\">pushing leftist talking points<\/a> and agendas\u200b \u2013\u2062 such as the LGBT \u2063ideology.<\/p>\n<p>So naturally,\u200d a rallying cry among conservatives in\u200c the past two years has been to get the military back\u2063 on track and in shape to defend the \u2064nation against hostile \u200bforces. That\u2019s why Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas proposed \u2062an amendment to\u200c the House spending bill that\u200b would strip federal funding \u2063from drag shows and &#8220;pride&#8221; events at the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n<p>Roy has been fighting against woke ideology in\u200c the military for a while now. In March, he and nine other members of\u200d Congress filed a motion to remove funding\u200c for\u200c LGBT events \u2062from \u200bthe Department of\u200d Defense Appropriations Act.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, despite the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, his latest amendment was \u2064defeated \u2062by a margin of \u200c231 to 202 on Wednesday. Unsurprisingly, all 213 House Democrats voted against the amendment, but \u200cthey were joined by 18\u200c House Republicans who \u200ddefected to join\u2062 their liberal \u200bcolleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to these\u2064 18 spineless Republicans, a common-sense amendment was killed on the House floor. If you want to know exactly who these 18 Republicans were, here are their names:\u2063 Buck, Calvert, Chavez-DeRemer, Curtis, D\u2019Esposito, Duarte, Fitzpatrick, Garbarino, Gonzales, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The fact that these Republicans voted against this measure is disappointing, but also not very surprising, given\u2063 the sad state\u200b of the GOP and\u2063 the conservative movement in America\u200b more broadly.<\/p>\n<p>This by itself is frustrating, but it becomes even more worrisome when you consider the current state of \u2064the world right now and \u2062the pressing need for a strong military. Russia\u2019s \u2062invasion of Ukraine, combined with China\u2019s increasingly aggressive attitude towards Taiwan, means that we are closer to getting involved in a major war than we have been in a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Russia and China have no respect for a\u200b military like ours that is\u200d seemingly more concerned with leftist ideology than\u2063 with fighting our enemies, so naturally, they feel confident that\u2063 they can get away with making these aggressive \u200bmoves.<\/p>\n<p>Passing \u200cthis amendment would have been a good\u2062 first step to fixing the problems in our military, but unfortunately, it seems that some Republicans still need convincing.<\/p>\n<p>A Note from Our\u200c Founder:<\/p>\n<p>Every morning, we\u200b at The Western Journal wake up and pursue our mission of giving you the important information you need about\u2063 what\u2019s happening in America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a perilous world, most Americans should agree on the necessity of a robust military. Regrettably, the Biden administration seems more focused on promoting leftist ideologies like LGBT rights, rather than prioritizing victory in battles. 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