{"id":2594631,"date":"2026-04-24T10:50:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-must-stop-senates-unconscionable-overnight-approval-of-taxpayer-funded-trans-treatments-for-minors\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:52:17","slug":"house-must-stop-senates-unconscionable-overnight-approval-of-taxpayer-funded-trans-treatments-for-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-must-stop-senates-unconscionable-overnight-approval-of-taxpayer-funded-trans-treatments-for-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"House Must Stop Senate&#8217;s &#8216;Unconscionable&#8217; Overnight Approval of Taxpayer-Funded Trans Treatments for Minors"},"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\">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%2Fhouse-must-stop-senates-unconscionable-overnight-approval-of-taxpayer-funded-trans-treatments-for-minors%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=2594631&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 article reports that Missouri Senator Josh hawley is railing against democrats for backing funding of abortion and transgender medical treatments for minors, arguing it endangers children and reflects a gender-ideology agenda. It notes that a federal ban on taxpayer funds for abortion and transgender procedures is due to expire on July 4. Politico is cited as saying last year\u2019s so\u2011called \u201cbig Beautiful Bill\u201d blocked hundreds of millions in Planned Parenthood funding to prevent Medicaid billing for those services, but Republicans only secured a one\u2011year extension rather of a decade\u2011long ban. Hawley unsuccessfully urged an extension on a recent vote, with two Republicans, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, joining Democrats in defeating the measure.<\/p>\n<p>The piece details Hawley\u2019s efforts to pressure House Speaker Mike Johnson, including a letter he posted and statements claiming the Senate\u2019s action was \u201cunconscionable\u201d and calling on the House to act promptly to prevent funding for transgender treatments for minors. It includes Hawley\u2019s promotional posts and a cited tweet, along with embedded media and social\u2011media content. the article also argues that time is tight politically, suggesting Republicans could lose their majority by November, and it criticizes Collins and Murkowski for siding with Democrats while urging a perpetual, ironclad ban.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is sounding the alarm as Democrats won&rsquo;t give up the fight to butcher children in the name of gender ideology.<\/p>\n<p>On July 4, a federal ban on tax dollars going to abortion and transgender procedures will expire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/04\/23\/anorexic-reconciliation-bill-could-mean-planned-parenthood-gets-re-funded-00889576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported that last year&rsquo;s &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; blocked funding to Planned Parenthood in the hundreds of millions to keep the organization from billing Medicaid for those services and others.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Republican hopes of that ban lasting a decade, they only managed to get one year.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley tried to extend the ban on Wednesday night, but was defeated, with Politico saying two Republicans &mdash; Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski &mdash; joining Democrats.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/sen-hawley-warns-unconscionable-billions-taxpayer-funds-flow-trans-kids-sex-changes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported that Hawley is now calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to block funding.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley wrote a letter to Johnson, which he posted to social media platform Facebook, providing the details of his proposal.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote in his post along with the letter, &ldquo;The Senate just greenlit billions of taxpayer dollars to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calls-grow-for-house-to-end-tax-funding-for-transing-kids-after-collins-murkowski-kill-senate-effort\/\" title=\"Calls Grow For ... To End Funding For Transing Kids\">fund transgender experimentation<\/a> on our kids. The House must act to stop this abomination once and for all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSenatorHawley%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0K7vLkEuLTMzcmrJi1Vt2dSzRyzsJP71eUedJRWReEAWb9bNddb28ZuKECy3vp17rl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"635\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Last night, the Senate rejected my efforts to ban taxpayer funding for transgender treatments for minor children. The ball is now in your court. If the House fails to act immediately as part of reconciliation, billions of Federal dollars will go to Planned Parenthood and other medical &lsquo;providers&rsquo; for hormones, puberty blockers, and irreversible treatments for minor children,&rdquo; Hawley warned.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is unconscionable. Not one dollar of federal tax money should be used for this purpose. I urge you to act without delay,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know what Planned Parenthood will use this money for. A new study by Concerned Women for America finds there has been a total increase of over 40 percent in &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-loves-me-10-year-old-trans-child-quotes-bible-to-tell-tx-legislators-why-they-shouldnt-ban-trans-surgeries-procedures-for-minors\/\" title=\"\u2018God Loves Me\u2019: 10-Year-Old Trans Child Quotes Bible To Tell TX Legislators Why They Shouldn\u2019t ... Trans Surgeries, Procedures For Minors\">gender-affirming care<\/a>,&rsquo; &lsquo;gender-affirming visits,&rsquo; and &lsquo;gender-affirming services&rsquo; at Planned Parenthood and its affiliates. Planned Parenthood is positioned to supercharge its transgender agenda with taxpayer funding taken from the elderly and those in need.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hawley also posted footage of himself talking about the stakes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the dead of night, the Senate voted to allow billions in taxpayer money to go to trans treatments &mdash; hormones, puberty blockers &mdash; for MINORS. Unconscionable,&rdquo; he wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is the House now going to do the same?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In the dead of night, the Senate voted to allow billions in taxpayer money to go to trans treatments &ndash; hormones, puberty blockers &ndash; for MINORS. Unconscionable. Is the House now going to do the same? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p2KHa685t8\">pic.twitter.com\/p2KHa685t8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/2047369394255171997?\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If this funding is passed, it will be absolutely lethal to children across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Time is of the essence considering Republicans could lose their majority by November &mdash; not that it helped them here.<\/p>\n<p>Collins and Murkowski deserve mountains of scorn for siding with Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liz-cheneys-old-post-about-kamala-comes-back-to-haunt-her-after-the-former-congresswoman-backs-harris\/\" title=\"Liz Cheney&#039;s Old Post About Kamala Comes Back to Haunt Her After the Former Congresswoman Backs Harris\">party won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t move beyond their crusade to butcher innocent children and destroy lives, but it&rsquo;s just as disgusting that Republicans are helping them do it.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson needs to slam the door shut on this issue. We don&rsquo;t need a yearlong ban; it must be ironclad in law in perpetuity.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highly engaged readers<\/a>, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Josh Hawley is warning that Democrats won\u2019t stop funding what he casts as gender\u2011ideology programs and abortion with federal money. He points out that a federal prohibition on using tax dollars for abortion and transgender procedures is set to expire on July 4. Politico noted that last year\u2019s so\u2011called \u201cBig Beautiful Bill\u201d blocked hundreds of millions in Planned Parenthood funding to prevent Medicaid billing for those services and related care; while Republicans had hoped the ban would last a decade, it lasted only one year. Hawley attempted to extend the ban on a recent Wednesday night but was defeated, with two Republicans, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, joining Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley then pressed House Speaker Mike Johnson to block the funding, posting a letter on Facebook detailing his proposal. He argued that the Senate had just approved billions in taxpayer dollars for transgender treatments for minors and that the House must act immediately as part of reconciliation to stop this. He cited a Concerned Women for America study claiming a substantial rise in gender\u2011affirming care and related services at Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, arguing that federal funding would empower Planned Parenthood\u2019s transgender agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley also shared footage of himself discussing the stakes, arguing that late\u2011night Senate votes would channel billions to trans treatments for minors and urging the House to act now. 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