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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Joint Democratic Leadership Statement on National Defense Authorization Act

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Congresswoman Katherine M. Clark | Official U.S. House headshot

Congresswoman Katherine M. Clark | Official U.S. House headshot

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement: 

“Extreme MAGA Republicans have chosen to hijack the historically bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act to continue attacking reproductive freedom and jamming their right-wing ideology down the throats of the American people.

“House Republicans have turned what should be a meaningful investment in our men and women in uniform into an extreme and reckless legislative joyride. The bill undermines a woman’s freedom to seek abortion care, targets the rights of LGBTQ+ servicemembers and bans books that should otherwise be available to military families.

“House Democrats will always put people over politics to protect our national security. We will vote no on final passage of this bill.”

Original source can be found here.

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