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DEFENSE BILL MARKUPS SET THE STAGE FOR CULTURE WAR FIGHTS
House lawmakers this week introduced major military policy and funding changes
they hope to see in defense spending bills later this year, previewing efforts
to address contentious culture war issues.
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Over the course of seven subcommittee gatherings Tuesday and Wednesday, the
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) passed an initial round of markups for the
annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with plans to finalize the
proposal in front of the full panel next week.
The GOP-controlled House Appropriations Committee, meanwhile, in closed session
Thursday began to mark up its spending bill for the Pentagon that would fund the
policies, weapons and equipment within the NDAA.
HASC Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) praised the bipartisan work of the seven
subcommittees, but the months ahead have plenty of political land mines, from a
fight over Space Command headquarters to abortion policies in the military.
Democrats are already uniting against the House appropriators’s draft bill,
calling out a $1.1 billion cut to the salaries of civilian personnel, a $714
million reduction to climate change programs and a roughly $100 million cut to
diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts.
Other provisions would ban funding for critical race theory, diversity efforts,
gender-affirming care and for drag queen events tied to story hours for children
on military bases or to support military recruiting.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member on the Appropriations Committee,
blasted the legislation for inserting “partisan riders that have nothing to do
with national security.”
Republicans are “seeking to reverse bipartisan policies to have equality for
women and to make it uncomfortable for LGBTQ+ Americans to serve in the
military,” DeLauro said.
“Fostering an environment where every American who would willingly put their
lives on the line to protect and serve this nation feels they are welcomed and
supported should not be controversial,” she said in a statement, calling the
bill “a nonstarter.”
Democrats on the panel are also upset about a provision that would bar the
Pentagon from continuing a policy providing paid leave and reimbursing travel
costs for service members who travel to get an abortion. That policy has
attracted the ire of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who is holding up some 200
Pentagon nominees in protest.
In another contentious move, House Republicans inserted a provision in the
markup to freeze spending to build the U.S. Space Command (Spacecom)
headquarters until a final location is announced and justified in a report.
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Belarus, but Washington has “no reason to adjust” its own nuclear posture.
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