House Votes To Overturn Pentagon Abortion Policy

Politico reports:

A Republican proposal to block a Biden administration policy that shores up troops’ access to abortion was added to the House Pentagon policy bill Thursday, a move that will jeopardize bipartisan support and complicate efforts to pass the legislation.

In a 214-207 vote, lawmakers adopted Rep. Beth Van Duyne‘s amendment to overturn the Pentagon policy to reimburse troops who travel to seek abortion or other reproductive care. Only two Republicans opposed the amendment, while one Democrat broke ranks to support it.

Injecting abortion politics into the annual defense bill, which typically passes with bipartisan support, turns the measure into a nearly Republican-only effort.

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Van Duyne appeared here last month when she admitted to an allegedly adulterous affair with freshman GOP Rep. Rich McCormick.

McCormick and his wife have been married since 2011 and have seven children.

Van Duyne first appeared here in 2017 when Trump appointed her to a HUD post after a wild history of making false claims that a “Sharia law court” had been established in the Texas town where she served as mayor. That claim earned her the “Texas Lie Of The Year” award.

She appeared here again in 2021 when her campaign manager shot himself to death on her front lawn.

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