RUSH EXCERPT:
JAYAPAL: “This was a bill that became really an extreme MAGA Republican bill that was not designed in any way to be able to get bipartisan support. As you know, the top line of defense spending is always a challenge for Progressives, but this went far beyond that. Not only is it the highest top line number we’ve seen in a very long time, they’ve put in all sorts of amendments that were added at the last minute, that aim to move towards an abortion ban across the country, basically ban abortion care and reproductive care for service members, eliminate gender-affirming care for trans folks and eliminate DEI diversity, equity, and inclusion, which, as you know, we’re trying to build up our military, build up our troops. We need to have people from all over that represent different communities and we have trouble recruiting right now as it is. So, this was a bill designed to appease the MAGA extreme right wing of their party. It was terrible to see. I haven’t seen such a divided partisan vote in the entire time I’ve been in Congress.”
(Via Breitbart)