Congress descended into partisan chaos last year when Republicans triggered a monthslong debate over a must-pass defense policy bill by trying to amend it with controversial “anti-woke” amendments — and the GOP is looking to do it again.
“This is how it should be. To have amendments is a welcome relief,” Rep. Ralph Norman told NOTUS. “Let the representatives decide to go on record, particularly on some of the [diversity, equity and inclusion] and ‘woke’ stuff. That’s how the system works.”
The House will vote this week on a whopping 350 amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, a historically bipartisan bill that outlines national security priorities for the Defense Department. One amendment by Rep. Beth Van Duyne would get rid of a Biden administration policy allowing the defense secretary to cover travel-related expenses for service members seeking an abortion.