During a voting session on NDAA amendments on Thursday, House Republicans passed an amendment that would block the Pentagon from reimbursing military personnel.
The U.S. House passed the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act on Friday mostly along party lines with fourThe must-pass bill sets funding for the Department of Defense and its policy agenda. The legislation passed by a 219-210 vote, with only four Republicans voting against it. The bill included amendments tapping on hot-button issues such as abortion access and transgender care for military personnel.
Above, Senator. Tom Cotton speaks to reporters after he attended a closed-door briefing for Senators about the Chinese spy balloon at the U.S. Capitol February 9, 2023 in Washington, DC. Cotton was confronted on Fox News Sunday over his opposition to military abortions., the GOP senator suggested that they can use their 30 days of annual leave, adding that the military shouldn't pay for abortion.
"It shouldn't be taxpayer funds, giving them three weeks of paid uncharged leave and then also paying for travel and lodging and meal something that we don't even give our troops when they have a parent die or a sibling die, or beloved grandparent die," he said.
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