“Given the nightmare facing pregnant people who need abortion care, it is critical that members of our Armed Forces have access to leave for abortion without barriers. We thank Representatives Crow and Speier for introducing legislation that would secure this access. All people, including service members, should be able to control their own bodies, lives, and futures - without political interference,” said Leila Abolfazli, Director of Federal Reproductive Rights at the National Women’s Law Center.
‘WASHINGTON – Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06), former Army Ranger and member of the House Armed Services Committee, today was joined by Rep. Jackie Speier (CA-14), Task Force Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus, in introducing a bill to codify and expand access to abortion care for US servicemembers. This effort would expand on existing Army and Air Force policy that requires commanders to approve leave for abortion care automatically and guarantees privacy protections for servicemembers seeking abortions.’
‘The Access to Reproductive Care for Servicemembers Act comes after the Supreme Court’s recent opinion overturning the federal right to access abortion in the United States. According to a recent RAND study, 40 percent of women per year working for the Defense Department are now expected to face challenges when seeking abortions under new state laws.’
“A woman’s choice to have an abortion should remain between her and her doctor – including for our servicemembers. Ensuring our troops have access to safe and reliable abortion care is both a matter of principle and troop readiness,” saidRep. Crow. “During my time in the Army, I served alongside talented and brave servicewomen. Their service was – and is – a huge part of what makes our military the greatest fighting force in the world. That’s why I’m proud to lead this effort with my colleague, Rep. Speier to codify critical protections for American women.” (Congressman Jason Crow)
Joyce Vance pointed out that due to military necessities, many military members are being FORCED to live in states with oppressive abortion laws. Maybe the solution is just to move all military bases to states where members are free to choose. How would you like THEM apples, Deep South States? Are we gonna start hearing that the jobless that result are surely entitled to massive Federal Support?
The Fwee-dumb Kaw-kuss could also be called the Dumbass Kawkuss. They are not conservatives; they are radical pseudo conservatives. The party currently called Republicans were previously southern Democrats committed to white supremacy and hoarding resources for themselves and their morbidly wealthy donors who provided their bribes.
They passed those poisonous amendments because they are performing for their base. They know they won't pass in the Senate; therefore, they won't be held to account. The political opportunist, who represents my congressional district made sure to get his name on the abortion restrictive amendment. The House and Senate have serious jobs to do. However, some of the dumbest people in the country have been elected to do this serious work. I wouldn't hire Boebert, Green, Gaetz, etc. to do the the dirty, difficult physical labor jobs because they would mess up.
I see my "anti-woke" right winger Cline (VA) is a co-sponsor of the anti-abortion amendment. Thanks for providing the details of these extremist amendments; the mainstream will not report the details we need to track votes. These amendments belong in the basket of right wing grievances (anti -masking and refusal to be vaccinated for our service members?). May the pro-death GOP die in my lifetime.
'Even if Republicans can muscle the bill through the House, the measures they attached stand no chance of passing the Democratic-led Senate, which is expected to take up its version of the legislation next week. A protracted fight between the chambers could compromise the chances of ultimately reaching a compromise and enacting a bill, as Congress has done annually for more than six decades.' (NYTimes)
“It’s a great bill, and I’d love to vote for it, but it still has my red line and that was funding for Ukraine,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who has informed House leadership of her intention to oppose the final draft, told reporters late Thursday.' (WAPO)
For readers of The New York Times and or the Washington Post (two newspapers that I read) and those interested, both papers have detailed reports about "House GOP moves to end Pentagon’s abortion, diversity policies" (WAPO) Sorry that I do not have gifted options left for either.
Thank you, Jan., for providing the link to an informative news report in The Washington Post about robbing the Americans people of their rights -- in particular, this article is about Republicans in the House voting to stop women in the military from having control of their health care.
Want to be really pissed off, Fern? I read last night how one of the Krazies argued with a "moderate" that he could vote for the abortion amendment since it was certain to be stripped off the bill in the Senate. These scumbags are just doing this for the performance! To go on Faux, and to fundraise off their moron voters.
When there is SO much that needs to be done for so many Americans, that these clowns waste the government’s time and resources on this kind of performative nonsense is disheartening. What losers. 😡
I love that you mention so-called moderates. Here in Nevada, the lone republican in our congressional delegation is a representative, Mark Amodei, who allegedly represents the Reno-Carson City area and the northern tier of rural Nevada, which exemplifies the attitude that Democrats may benefit them the most but they can't vote for one. Anyway, Amodei is always held up around here as a moderate, I think because he's good copy for people who write about politics, but he goes along with just about everything most of the treason party does, so ....
As Dan Goldman pointed out to Chris Hayes tonight, all four of the "Biden Republicans" in the House from New York voted for the Jackson amendment and "we're going to hang that around their neck from now to November 2024."
I figure that generally speaking, when elected officials start out very rich, they're much less likely to be crooks. and Dan Goldman has already proved himself a mensch. more than once.
plus, it's not as if none of us have ever depended on that one pair of Levis we wore until it fell apart...
Thanks for the complete list of the potpourri of culture war crap (and anti environmental crap). It gives a good picture of what we are up against. But I have one thing that has ALWAYS puzzled me--why does discussing the items in Amendment 363 involve "promoting" them. It seems perfectly patriotic to point out that, for example, 2/3 of a man was pretty racist and thank god we've got past that. Or discussing the warts in American history without saying "you are responsible for what your forebears did." Or saying " these things still reflect past racism and we must all work hard to be sure they are squelched.
Certainly no one who teaches (in schools or diversity training) that the US once had slavery is "promoting" the idea of slavery. It seems the only answer would be in going ahead and continuing to discuss the warts and the hope of living up even better in the future to America's ideals, and when sued simply say "OK, how exactly did what I taught "promote" anything you object to."
I got taught the line about American as a colorblind society back before the civil rights movement really got started--it was in all the text books--, and it didn't take much more than a few stories in newspapers or magazines to see that wasn't true, that it was an ideal. Saying a cliché about our society doesn't make it true. That itself is a cliché that one keeps having to repeat over and over to those with their panties in a twist about "indoctrinating" children.
Very true on all. Saying America was racist when they had slaves is an "attack" on all the "fine gentlemen" (the slaveowners) who brought "civilization to the "Nigruhs."
Well if talking about the behavior of anyone in the past is a verboten "attack' on them or on us today, we must all stop worrying and love Benedict Arnold.
Hard to believe that the 317 who voted for the Fiscal Responsibility Act a bit more than a month ago couldn't get it together to pass an NDAA that supports Ukraine and omits the performative b***s**t. Actually, on second thought, it isn't that hard.
True, but, having cooperated once, the idea persists that they could do so again. The vote on FRA was almost a classic bell curve distribution just like the political spread of the American electorate. That's where the real power lies, if there was only someone in Congress creative enough to take advantage of it.
The biggest miscalculation made by the Framers was the belief that Congressmen would be honorably dedicated to their oath of office and that Judges would abstain from political partisanship. They knew a rogue President was dangerous, but they failed to anticipate a Congress in league with one
For 60 years I've always voted for those who were smarter and better intentioned than I because they could and often did move the nation forward,. But suddenly it's clear how wildly smart and generous spirited I've become, as these congressional lunkheads and yahoos who by contrast keep elevating my mental functioning at a time in life when I would normally be in decline. Thank you, MAGAs, but you people really ought to consider moving into an assisted thinking facility. Sigh.
The fight now seems to be over whether or not there will be a continuing resolution to fund the DOD. If the MAGAts block that the DOD will be unfunded, right?
They can't - that would be a discharge petition and would be bipartisan. The shitbirds and shout and scream, that's all.
What really pisses me off was reading that one of them argued with a "moderate" to vote for the bill since all these amendments would be stripped out in the Senate. They know their BS goes nowhere! They are just doing this to have "talking points" on Faux and to fund raise off their moron voters.
“Given the nightmare facing pregnant people who need abortion care, it is critical that members of our Armed Forces have access to leave for abortion without barriers. We thank Representatives Crow and Speier for introducing legislation that would secure this access. All people, including service members, should be able to control their own bodies, lives, and futures - without political interference,” said Leila Abolfazli, Director of Federal Reproductive Rights at the National Women’s Law Center.
‘WASHINGTON – Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06), former Army Ranger and member of the House Armed Services Committee, today was joined by Rep. Jackie Speier (CA-14), Task Force Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus, in introducing a bill to codify and expand access to abortion care for US servicemembers. This effort would expand on existing Army and Air Force policy that requires commanders to approve leave for abortion care automatically and guarantees privacy protections for servicemembers seeking abortions.’
‘The Access to Reproductive Care for Servicemembers Act comes after the Supreme Court’s recent opinion overturning the federal right to access abortion in the United States. According to a recent RAND study, 40 percent of women per year working for the Defense Department are now expected to face challenges when seeking abortions under new state laws.’
“A woman’s choice to have an abortion should remain between her and her doctor – including for our servicemembers. Ensuring our troops have access to safe and reliable abortion care is both a matter of principle and troop readiness,” saidRep. Crow. “During my time in the Army, I served alongside talented and brave servicewomen. Their service was – and is – a huge part of what makes our military the greatest fighting force in the world. That’s why I’m proud to lead this effort with my colleague, Rep. Speier to codify critical protections for American women.” (Congressman Jason Crow)
Joyce Vance pointed out that due to military necessities, many military members are being FORCED to live in states with oppressive abortion laws. Maybe the solution is just to move all military bases to states where members are free to choose. How would you like THEM apples, Deep South States? Are we gonna start hearing that the jobless that result are surely entitled to massive Federal Support?
The Fwee-dumb Kaw-kuss could also be called the Dumbass Kawkuss. They are not conservatives; they are radical pseudo conservatives. The party currently called Republicans were previously southern Democrats committed to white supremacy and hoarding resources for themselves and their morbidly wealthy donors who provided their bribes.
They passed those poisonous amendments because they are performing for their base. They know they won't pass in the Senate; therefore, they won't be held to account. The political opportunist, who represents my congressional district made sure to get his name on the abortion restrictive amendment. The House and Senate have serious jobs to do. However, some of the dumbest people in the country have been elected to do this serious work. I wouldn't hire Boebert, Green, Gaetz, etc. to do the the dirty, difficult physical labor jobs because they would mess up.
"Consider a congressman, then consider a blithering idiot. Bah! I repeat myself!" - Mark Twain, 1873
Some. Things. Never. Change.
How true!
I see my "anti-woke" right winger Cline (VA) is a co-sponsor of the anti-abortion amendment. Thanks for providing the details of these extremist amendments; the mainstream will not report the details we need to track votes. These amendments belong in the basket of right wing grievances (anti -masking and refusal to be vaccinated for our service members?). May the pro-death GOP die in my lifetime.
'Even if Republicans can muscle the bill through the House, the measures they attached stand no chance of passing the Democratic-led Senate, which is expected to take up its version of the legislation next week. A protracted fight between the chambers could compromise the chances of ultimately reaching a compromise and enacting a bill, as Congress has done annually for more than six decades.' (NYTimes)
“It’s a great bill, and I’d love to vote for it, but it still has my red line and that was funding for Ukraine,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who has informed House leadership of her intention to oppose the final draft, told reporters late Thursday.' (WAPO)
For readers of The New York Times and or the Washington Post (two newspapers that I read) and those interested, both papers have detailed reports about "House GOP moves to end Pentagon’s abortion, diversity policies" (WAPO) Sorry that I do not have gifted options left for either.
I don't think Quiverin' Qevin has 218 votes to pass this monstrosity.
Which turned out to be wrong. He had 219.
Isn't it reassuring the MTG isn't going to vote for it?
From your lips to God’s ears, Tom. 🤦♀️
Defense Bill’s Fate Teeters After G.O.P. Wedges In Social Issues https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/us/politics/defense-bill-house-ndaa.html?unlocked_article_code=3nZkuIfKeUoNaLdrgaVVxxgzldP5jIo_5AM8Cjxu1ymF4ha9Kr6Epx_B2uuiZ5COGIESjACLZCLUMxgE_laIGgrF8MLbCwwsEQYdY9y_ns-B9__sACmaLjvACt2doaU9yV93n4mhvhVOnIo8egMeF9KmsMrgVtFSFN3DCEQ7pmsBwfIuOtWgZa2sZdE_uz0greBBMObkPfOp29RsEPaAGXzqkI2e709Tl0rnVPAairIFxcU2kv1_Ex8jvgZEqJckmYmn3Epy3XEJdj3MhDT_1Vym0FEyCKbflAkRhYwpR0ShFTu1mXJrpBotouQEhKE8ZNmF8aD5eo7Rje8T5TWX9Gbg290Q&smid=nytcore-android-share
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This should be it
Thank you, Jan., for providing the link to an informative news report in The Washington Post about robbing the Americans people of their rights -- in particular, this article is about Republicans in the House voting to stop women in the military from having control of their health care.
Want to be really pissed off, Fern? I read last night how one of the Krazies argued with a "moderate" that he could vote for the abortion amendment since it was certain to be stripped off the bill in the Senate. These scumbags are just doing this for the performance! To go on Faux, and to fundraise off their moron voters.
TC, am I pissed, even without your nudge Ha, but I am working against them and laughing at them too, just like you know who!
When there is SO much that needs to be done for so many Americans, that these clowns waste the government’s time and resources on this kind of performative nonsense is disheartening. What losers. 😡
I love that you mention so-called moderates. Here in Nevada, the lone republican in our congressional delegation is a representative, Mark Amodei, who allegedly represents the Reno-Carson City area and the northern tier of rural Nevada, which exemplifies the attitude that Democrats may benefit them the most but they can't vote for one. Anyway, Amodei is always held up around here as a moderate, I think because he's good copy for people who write about politics, but he goes along with just about everything most of the treason party does, so ....
As Dan Goldman pointed out to Chris Hayes tonight, all four of the "Biden Republicans" in the House from New York voted for the Jackson amendment and "we're going to hang that around their neck from now to November 2024."
I love Dan Goldman!
Yes, even if he is the heir of Levis.
I figure that generally speaking, when elected officials start out very rich, they're much less likely to be crooks. and Dan Goldman has already proved himself a mensch. more than once.
plus, it's not as if none of us have ever depended on that one pair of Levis we wore until it fell apart...
I wasn't saying anything against him; he has obviously demonstrated competence and commitment. I was actually surprised when I discovered that fact.
As long as his heart and his mind are in the liberal mold or sphere of influence, I can live with his progenitors.
Thanks for the complete list of the potpourri of culture war crap (and anti environmental crap). It gives a good picture of what we are up against. But I have one thing that has ALWAYS puzzled me--why does discussing the items in Amendment 363 involve "promoting" them. It seems perfectly patriotic to point out that, for example, 2/3 of a man was pretty racist and thank god we've got past that. Or discussing the warts in American history without saying "you are responsible for what your forebears did." Or saying " these things still reflect past racism and we must all work hard to be sure they are squelched.
Certainly no one who teaches (in schools or diversity training) that the US once had slavery is "promoting" the idea of slavery. It seems the only answer would be in going ahead and continuing to discuss the warts and the hope of living up even better in the future to America's ideals, and when sued simply say "OK, how exactly did what I taught "promote" anything you object to."
I got taught the line about American as a colorblind society back before the civil rights movement really got started--it was in all the text books--, and it didn't take much more than a few stories in newspapers or magazines to see that wasn't true, that it was an ideal. Saying a cliché about our society doesn't make it true. That itself is a cliché that one keeps having to repeat over and over to those with their panties in a twist about "indoctrinating" children.
Very true on all. Saying America was racist when they had slaves is an "attack" on all the "fine gentlemen" (the slaveowners) who brought "civilization to the "Nigruhs."
Well if talking about the behavior of anyone in the past is a verboten "attack' on them or on us today, we must all stop worrying and love Benedict Arnold.
Yes indeed!
/snark
Do they really think, in their combined 1 brain cell, this is
going to get through the Senate? DUMB! How dumb?
Westerman/AR sent me an email and text msg to back
him on his vote. I'm not in his
district and I'm NOT a republican. BLUE to my blood and bones. Not changing. I
used to rake him over the coals when he was online.
He's a waste of oxygen.
Hard to believe that the 317 who voted for the Fiscal Responsibility Act a bit more than a month ago couldn't get it together to pass an NDAA that supports Ukraine and omits the performative b***s**t. Actually, on second thought, it isn't that hard.
The overwhelming majority of that 317 were Democrats.
True, but, having cooperated once, the idea persists that they could do so again. The vote on FRA was almost a classic bell curve distribution just like the political spread of the American electorate. That's where the real power lies, if there was only someone in Congress creative enough to take advantage of it.
The biggest miscalculation made by the Framers was the belief that Congressmen would be honorably dedicated to their oath of office and that Judges would abstain from political partisanship. They knew a rogue President was dangerous, but they failed to anticipate a Congress in league with one
Indeed.
For 60 years I've always voted for those who were smarter and better intentioned than I because they could and often did move the nation forward,. But suddenly it's clear how wildly smart and generous spirited I've become, as these congressional lunkheads and yahoos who by contrast keep elevating my mental functioning at a time in life when I would normally be in decline. Thank you, MAGAs, but you people really ought to consider moving into an assisted thinking facility. Sigh.
The gill passed this morning 219-210. As the NYT points out, it will be impossible, in its present forn, to pass the Senate. Here we go again!
The fight now seems to be over whether or not there will be a continuing resolution to fund the DOD. If the MAGAts block that the DOD will be unfunded, right?
They can't - that would be a discharge petition and would be bipartisan. The shitbirds and shout and scream, that's all.
What really pisses me off was reading that one of them argued with a "moderate" to vote for the bill since all these amendments would be stripped out in the Senate. They know their BS goes nowhere! They are just doing this to have "talking points" on Faux and to fund raise off their moron voters.