{"id":2292769,"date":"2024-07-11T14:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T18:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-project-2025-call-for-cutting-us-troops-housing-allowance\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T14:35:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T18:35:56","slug":"fact-check-did-project-2025-call-for-cutting-us-troops-housing-allowance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-project-2025-call-for-cutting-us-troops-housing-allowance\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Project 2025 Call For Cutting US Troops Housing Allowance?"},"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%2Ffact-check-did-project-2025-call-for-cutting-us-troops-housing-allowance%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=2292769&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>The \u200bpost shared on\u2063 X claims that the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s Project 2025 is seeking to \u2064cut the military&#8217;s basic allowance for housing (BAH), sparking controversy. However, the claim is deemed misleading\u200c as Project 2025 is led by the Heritage Foundation and not Heritage Action. While the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s budget proposals do include reducing BAH, it is not directly from Project 2025 itself. President\u200c Joe Biden\u2062 has criticized \u200bProject 2025, which aims to provide policy recommendations\u2063 for the next Republican president. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-facebook-post-attempts-to-link-bus-ad-about-pediatric-strokes-to-covid-19-vaccines\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Attempts To Link Bus Ad About Pediatric Strokes To COVID-19 Vaccines\">social media claims<\/a>, Project 2025 did not call for the complete elimination of BAH, but rather proposed \u200breforms to ensure servicemembers do\u2063 not receive extra compensation for housing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/malhdavis\/status\/1807938735348040146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/malhdavis\/status\/1807938735348040146&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1720617750798000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1aSrgpgnDWntnoeNT9q0SR\"><span id=\"m_-2184818681049957012mt-tracked-link_2_1720026044847\"><\/span>shared on X<\/a> claims that the Heritage Foundation\u2019s <span>Project<\/span> <span>2025<\/span> wants to cut the military\u2019s basic allowance for housing (BAH).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THEY WANT TO CUT BAH ENTIRELY.<\/p>\n<p>PROJECT 2025 by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heritage_Action?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Heritage_Action<\/a> does not think service members are deserving of housing allowances.<\/p>\n<p>YALL SHUT THE F UP and READ THIS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pwL6NaSWXx\">pic.twitter.com\/pwL6NaSWXx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mal (@malhdavis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/malhdavis\/status\/1807938735348040146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Project 2025 is led by the Heritage Foundation, not Heritage Action. While the Heritage Foundation\u2019s FY2023 budget proposals does call for reducing BAH, it is not from Project 2025 itself.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden has increased his attacks on Project 2025, a project that seeks to provide policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-2025-clarifies-its-policy-proposals-in-myths-vs-facts-rebuttal-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Project 2025 clarifies its policy proposals in \u2018myths vs. facts\u2019 rebuttal - Washington Examiner\">personnel recommendations<\/a> to the next Republican president, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/what-is-project-2025-trump-conservative-blueprint-heritage-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS News<\/a>. Former President Donald Trump has distanced himself from the project while Biden\u2019s campaign has sought to tie him to it, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users are claiming that Project 2025 is calling to cut BAH. One user wrote, \u201cTHEY WANT TO CUT BAH ENTIRELY. PROJECT 2025 by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heritage_Action?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Heritage_Action<\/a> does not think service members are deserving of housing allowances. YALL SHUT THE F UP and READ THIS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are several inaccuracies with this claim. First, the image shows policy recommendations from the Heritage Foundation, not Heritage Action. Heritage Action is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-nominee-does-about-face-on-police-protections-drug-legalization\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Nominee Does About Face on Police Protections, Drug Legalization\">conservative advocacy organization<\/a>, not a think tank, though \u201cis armed with the research and policies of The Heritage Foundation,\u201d according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/heritageaction.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">about page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the policy recommendations are from the Heritage Foundation itself, not Project 2025. Project 2025 is \u201corganized by The Heritage Foundation,\u201d but is also a \u201cbroad coalition of over 100 conservative organizations has come together to form the project pillars,\u201d according to the project\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.project2025.org\/about\/advisory-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Third, while the Heritage Foundation did call for reducing BAH, it did not call for it to be eliminated in its entirety. The policy proposal does state that U.S. military \u201c[s]ervicemembers are not entitled to\u2014and should not be able to\u2014retain \u2018extra compensation\u2019 from money above what they pay for housing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongress should reform the rules for the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), restoring it to its proper role as an allowance, by having married military couples share a single allowance and having all servicemembers document their housing expenditures to receive the allowance,\u201d the policy proposal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/budget\/pages\/recommendations\/1.050.91.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cody Sargent, a spokesperson for Heritage Action, told Check Your Fact in an email that \u201cthere are a couple glaring inaccuracies with the post at first glance.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/01\/fact-check-fact-checking-trumps-claim-that-biden-doesnt-need-congress-to-close-the-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Fact-Checking Trump\u2019s Claim That Biden \u2018Doesn\u2019t Need Congress\u2019 To Close The Border)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, <a href=\"http:\/\/project2025.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/project2025.org\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1720617750798000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2ZItfU-og-9a5o5i9Z3jB6\"><span>Project<\/span> <span>2025<\/span><\/a> is led by The Heritage Foundation and more than 100 partners, not Heritage Action. Secondly, the <span>BAH<\/span> suggestion cited is for Fiscal Year 2023, which is in large letters in the screenshot posted\u2026\u201d Sargent said.<\/p>\n<p>Ellen Sargent, a Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 spokesperson, told Check Your Fact that the image shown \u201cis from a separate Heritage document, the Budget Blueprint for Fiscal Year 2023.\u201d Sargent directed Check Your Fact to page 104 of \u201cMandate for Leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c1. Support legislation to increase wages and family allowances for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-does-away-with-fitness-test-failures-to-improve-retention\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy Does Away With Fitness Test Failures to Improve Retention\">active duty enlisted personnel<\/a>. No uniformed personnel should ever have to rely on social benefits like as food stamps or public housing assistance,\u201d the passage reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts also worth noting that the Budget plan is Congress focused while the Mandate is executive focused,\u201d Sargent said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post on social media falsely claims that Project 2025, led by the Heritage Foundation, wants to completely eliminate the military&#8217;s basic allowance for housing (BAH). In reality, the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s FY2023 budget proposals do suggest reducing BAH, but not eliminating it entirely. The post inaccurately attributes these proposals to Heritage Action, a separate organization. Project 2025 is a coalition of conservative organizations focused on providing policy recommendations to the next Republican president. The post misrepresents the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s stance on BAH and inaccurately links Project 2025 to calls for cutting BAH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2292770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/US_Navy_071206-N-0775Y-025_Seabees_attached_to_Naval_Mobile_Construction_Battalion_NMCB_3_sit_in_a_fighting_pit_as_they_take_a_break_to_eat_a_meal-ready-to-eat_MRE-scaled-e1718725313357.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13420,34677,34678,33997,34676],"class_list":["post-2292769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fact-check","tag-housing-allowance","tag-military-budget","tag-project-2025","tag-us-troops"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/US_Navy_071206-N-0775Y-025_Seabees_attached_to_Naval_Mobile_Construction_Battalion_NMCB_3_sit_in_a_fighting_pit_as_they_take_a_break_to_eat_a_meal-ready-to-eat_MRE-scaled-e1718725313357.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292769","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\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}