Facing the prospect of yet another conservative mutiny, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy once again conceded to far-right demands and set up votes on controversial topics that conservatives want to go on the record about and GOP moderates wanted to avoid.
and set up votes on controversial topics that conservatives want to go on the record about and GOP moderates wanted to avoid.
But instead of just accepting that some amendments weren’t going to make it into the defense policy bill—or even get a vote—conservatives banded together and threatened to stymie the legislation before it even reached the floor. It would have been another embarrassing failure for McCarthy, who has endured embarrassing setback after embarrassing setback already.
The most controversial amendment—the one barring the Pentagon from paying for abortions—was narrowly adopted on Thursday. Just two Republicans, John Duarte and Brian Fitzpatrick , voted against the amendment, while just one Democrat—Rep. Henry Cuellar —voted for it. It was adopted 221-213. Of course, it’s not just the abortion amendment. Rep. Matt Rosendale’s proposal targeting gender transition surgeries and hormone therapy in the military was also narrowly adopted, 222-211.“It’s the far left that has created these problems in the first place,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw told The Daily Beast. “So I view these new amendments as simply fixing it and putting the military back to a regular working order.
“I have strong misgivings about targeting women in the military,” she said. “What message does that send to women who are willing to take a bullet for our country?”
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