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House Republicans Are Supporting Veterans & Delivering On Our Commitment to America - A Nation That’s Safe

Washington, June 5, 2024
  • rep. Gallagher
This week, House Republicans will consider the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which makes a substantial investment in our military infrastructure delivering on our Commitment to America - A Nation That’s Safe. 
 
This bill will honor our commitment to our nation’s veterans by fully funding veterans’ health care programs, veterans’ benefits, and VA programs. It also delivers Conservative victories by prohibiting the Biden Administration from using funds to promote or advance critical race theory; prohibiting the implementation, administration, or enforcement of the Biden Administration’s executive orders on DEI, and prohibiting taxpayer dollars from being used for abortion. 
 
FACTS ABOUT THE FY25 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL (Courtesy of the House Appropriations Committee Republicans): 
  • Honors our commitment to veterans by:
    • Fully funding veterans’ health care programs.
    • Fully funding veterans’ benefits and VA programs.
  • Bolsters our national security by:
    • Providing robust funding for the Indo-Pacific region, fully funding projects in Guam, and increasing resources for INDOPACOM to improve the Department of Defense posture in the region.
    • Maintaining the prohibitions on the closure of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and the use of military construction funds to build facilities for detainees on U.S. soil.
  • Focuses the Executive Branch on its core responsibilities by:
    • Reaffirming the political limits outlined in the Hatch Act, particularly those of lobbying Congress and using official resources for political purposes.
    • Prohibiting the use of funds to promote or advance critical race theory.
    • Prohibiting the implementation, administration, or enforcement of the Biden Administration’s executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
  • Supports American values and principles by:
    • Prohibiting taxpayer dollars from being used for abortion, using Hyde language which includes exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother.
    • Protecting the 2nd Amendment rights of veterans, preventing VA from sending information to the FBI about veterans without a judge’s consent.
    • Prohibiting VA from processing medical care claims for illegal aliens.