“Today, I voted against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY22.
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“I support the fundamental purpose of the NDAA to ensure we have well trained service members with all the tools necessary to carry out their mission — but unfortunately it has been hijacked by the radical left.
“Under no circumstances will I support a NDAA that requires my daughter — and thousands of other young women — to register for the draft. I will not stand for it.
“This legislation, backed by both Republican and Democrat leadership, completely loses sight of the NDAA’s core focus to strengthen our national security.
This unacceptable bill undermines servicemembers’ second amendment rights, creates an ‘Office of Countering Extremism’ with the power to expel troops who engage in “extremist activities,” while continuing to fund critical race theory training ...
promote the radical Green New Deal agenda, and fails to hold our Pentagon leaders accountable for the failure in Afghanistan.
“Our servicemembers and our military families deserve better from their Representatives.”
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The House of Representatives just voted to pass the #NDAA, 316 - 113
134 Republicans voted for it.
While many of them are going to focus on the uncontroversial parts of this “bipartisan” defense bill, there’s plenty in there that isn’t getting enough attention:
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First, this bill forces young women to register for the draft, which Rep. Roy has been against from the start.
"A vote for this #NDAA is a vote to draft your daughter, your sister, your mother & your wife"
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Next up on the list, this #NDAA actually targets the Second Amendment rights of America’s military personnel with unconstitutional, gun-grabbing “red flag” laws.
Yes, that means violating the Constitutional rights of those defending the Constitution.
Today, I objected to the seating of my colleagues from six states: AZ, GA, MI, NV, PA, and WI.
It would confound reason if the presidential results of these states were to face objection while the congressional results of the same process escaped public scrutiny.
I believe our body should vote on the certification of those members to ensure the integrity of the House of Representatives is guarded from all suspicion of illegitimacy.
While the Constitution and the 12th Amendment do not make Congress the judge of the states’ presidential electors, it does require us to be the arbiters of the elections to this body.
"[O]nly the states have authority to appoint electors, in accordance with state law. Congress has only a narrow role in the presidential election process. Its job is to count the electors submitted by the states, not to determine which electors the states should have sent."
Some 81 colleges and universities in the United States have institutes with close ties to China’s communist government that attempt to stifle free speech and promote Chinese propaganda within American higher education.
Known as “Confucius Institutes,” these institutions receive funding and oversight primarily from the Hanban, located in Beijing and affiliated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
There are numerous examples of communist Chinese officials putting pressure on American ...
universities that host Confucius Institutes to avoid making statements or holding events on topics they deem politically sensitive. Even more, Chinese teachers at these institutes sign contracts w/ the Chinese government pledging to not damage the communist government’s interests
This evening, my colleagues and I filed a lawsuit to ensure the House remains the People’s House, not a body dictated by the whims of a few dozen members.
... of history and the solemn obligation of representation as outlined in the Constitution.
Until earlier this month, never in American history had the House of Representatives institutionalized a process for one or more of its members not present to give their vote – by...
so-called “proxy” – to another member. We did not allow proxy voting while the nation was engulfed in the Civil War. We didn’t allow it while the Capitol building was on fire during the War of 1812. We didn’t allow it through World Wars and the Spanish Flu. We didn’t after 9/11.