18 Republicans Help Democrats Kill Amendment Defunding Pentagon-Sponsored Pride Month Celebrations

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18 Republicans Help Democrats Kill Amendment Defunding Pentagon-Sponsored Pride Month Celebrations

Katherine Hamilton 28 Sep 2023

Eighteen House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday in killing an amendment to the 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Act that would have barred taxpayer dollars from funding Pentagon-sponsored “Pride Month” celebrations.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced the measure, which would have prohibited appropriated funds from going toward “the observance of Pride Month authorized by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness for the Cultural Observance and Awareness Events List.” Even though Republicans hold the majority in the House of Representatives, the amendment failed 231-202, with 18 Republicans siding with Democrats and four declining to vote.

https://twitter.com/RepChipRoy/status/1707108406530629784

The Department of Defense first began celebrating “pride month” in June of 2012 under the Obama administration. President Joe Biden’s administration has been voracious in its perpetuation and support of the LGBTQIA+ agenda.

This year alone, the U.S. Navy confirmed that it used a drag queen influencer as one of its “digital ambassadors” to attempt to recruit “a wide range of potential candidates,” and the military reportedly used taxpayer money to fly Air Force members to military pride events.

“I’m sure the Chinese military is quaking in its boots with the rainbow-tipped bullets being tweeted around the world,” Roy said during a speech on the House floor. Roy continued:

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The Republicans who voted “No” on the amendment include:

    Reps. Ken Buck (R-CO), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), John Curtis (R-UT), Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), John Duarte (R-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Kevin Kiley (R-CA), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), and Michelle Steel (R-CA).

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The Republicans who voted “No” on the amendment include:

    Reps. Ken Buck (R-CO), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), John Curtis (R-UT), Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), John Duarte (R-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Kevin Kiley (R-CA), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), and Michelle Steel (R-CA).

Screw them.

They'll be a lot of the same crowd that will side with Democrats to pass the Senate continuing resolution.

[Hoodat]

Ten of the 18 from either NY or CA.   All 18 are being blackmailed by Democrats.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Ten of the 18 from either NY or CA.   All 18 are being blackmailed by Democrats.

Nah - no blackmail required.  They're just not conservatives.

[Free Vulcan]

Ah, the new primary list...

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Ah, the new primary list...

See where they're from?

Good luck....

[mountaineer]

Gee, if only they'd defunded military pride month nonsense.

I see the #RainbowSupremacists are at it again in the @usairforce. Serving Christians are forced to celebrate individual sexual proclivities publicly. This is a radical attack on religious liberty of our service members and veterans in the Veterans Affairs Department.

https://twitter.com/RobManess/status/1790772956924199113