Massie's role on the Rules Committee is critical to getting bills on the floor in the first place, and Duarte is one of the most endangered House Republicans. The freshman won his 2022 race by a mere 564 votes, or 0.4 percentage points; Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales considers Duarte's 2024 race to be a Toss-up.
The Freedom Caucus statement regarding Pentagon policies may be a nod to language the GOP-controlled Appropriations Committee added to its fiscal 2024 Defense spending bill, which panel Democrats opposed.
Such riders include prohibitions on funding to implement the department's diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility strategy and associated Biden administration executive orders; to perform surgical procedures or hormone therapies for gender-affirming care; or to "promote, host, facilitate, or support events . . . that violate the Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulation or bring discredit upon the military, such as a drag queen story hour for children or the use of drag queens as military recruiters."
President Joe Biden’s $40.1 billion supplemental request, which includes $24.1 billion in assistance for Ukraine and other U.S. allies as well as funding for disaster relief, fentanyl interdiction, migrant support and more, is also facing opposition from the hard-liners.
“We will oppose any blank check for Ukraine in any supplemental appropriations bill,” the caucus stated.
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