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Biden Opposes House GOP Defense Bill, Cites DEI Concerns

This week, the Biden administration announced it opposes House Resolution 8774, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act which was passed by the GOP-led House, complaining it had “devastating consequences” for “access to reproductive healthcare … the health and safety of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Americans, endangered ‘marriage equality,’” and prevented the …

Thisweek,theBidenadministrationannounceditopposesHouseResolution8774,theDepartmentofDefenseAppropriationsActwhichwaspassedbytheGOP-ledHouse,complainingithad“devastatingconsequences”for“accesstoreproductivehealthcare…thehealthandsafetyofLesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Transgender,Queer,andIntersex(LGBTQI+)Americans,endangered‘marriageequality,’”andpreventedtheBidenadministrationfrom“promotingdiversity,equity,andinclusion,whichmaketheNation’smilitaryamorereadyandlethalforce.” “IfthePresidentwerepresentedwithH.R.8774,hewouldvetoit,”theBidenadministration’sOfficeofManagementandBudgetdeclared.