Sen. Tom Cotton: Taxpayers shouldn’t fund Pentagon’s ‘abortion tourism,’ DEI policies
House Democrats accused their Republican colleagues of loading the National Defense Authorization Act with a number of unacceptable additions, including measures to restrict Pentagon policies on abortion access for the troops, new curbs on treatments for transgender troops, and eliminating much of the bureaucracy for the Defense Department’s diversity, equity, and inclusion network.
The way to resolve the Alabama senator’s lock on promotions is through compromise, Mr. Sullivan said, but the Defense Department has been unwilling to moderate its position. Having passed the House on a largely partisan 219-210 vote Friday, the bill now goes to the Democratic-controlled Senate, setting up another round of horse-trading to work out the legislation. Mr. Biden has been counting on the upper chamber to strip out many of the offending policy amendments, but the comments of Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Cotton suggest that the way ahead may not be easy.
“The secretary of defense and the president think that this is a readiness issue and they want to find the responsible party,” Sen.said. “They should look in the mirror. They’re the ones who are violating the law and using taxpayer funds to pay for abortion tourism.” “If the Republicans insist that it has to be in it, then we will not have an NDAA this year,” said Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee.
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