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Bishop Votes Against Reckless, Woke, Defense bill

July 14, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) voted against the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congress is failing to grapple with the crises this country is facing. This bill puts vaccine mandates, woke ideology, and unaccountable spending first – and our servicemembers and military readiness last.

"This bill hurts our troops and fails to meet the moment. Business as usual in Washington is not good enough – Congress cannot continue to rubber-stamp massive spending binges with nearly zero accountability. This bill does nothing to end Biden's vaccine mandate, which is an intentional purge of thousands of our best and bravest troops. Hitting only 40% of the military's recruitment goals should demonstrate to our leadership that the American people have lost confidence. Huge spending increases alone won't fix any of these problems, especially when Congress refuses to take a stand against unconstitutional vaccine mandates, woke ideology, and fantasyland ‘green' pork projects. As inflation continues to rage, shoveling money into the furnace of America Last foreign entanglements will only make our military weaker and our country more vulnerable," said Rep. Dan Bishop.

As the FY23 NDAA refuses to protect our troops from Biden's vaccine mandate, it also further entrenches our nation in unwise foreign policy blunders. The bill allocates an additional $1 billion to Ukraine with no accountability measures and offers Congressional support for permanently stationing troops in Poland. With inflation skyrocketing to 9.1% at home, and ICE quite literally running out of money to defend our southern border, we should not be spending additional taxpayer money to further involve ourselves with foreign misadventures. Our military should be ready to face threats and focused on keeping Americans safe – not serve as a playground for ‘progressive' political projects.

Additionally, Democrats blocked multiple important amendments to defund the vaccine mandate, as well as my amendment to ban Critical Race Theory from the military. The House also rejected amendments that would've eliminated runaway spending. Democrats also added an insidious amendment from Rep. Adam Schiff that would block military information from congressional oversight. As the White House and ‘woke' generals prioritize CRT and radical gender ideology over combat readiness, our military is facing simultaneous recruitment, retention, and readiness crises. Congress should pass an NDAA that meaningfully addresses these issues – this bill does exactly the opposite.

Issues:Congress