Republicans Threaten 'Sanctions' Against VA After Department Moves to Offer Abortions

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Republicans in Congress are working on "sanctions" against the Department of Veterans Affairs following the agency's decision to provide abortions in limited circumstances, the ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee said Thursday.

"I am working with my colleagues on the Appropriations Committee and in the Senate to consider sanctions against VA for violating the Antideficiency Act," Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., said at a committee hearing on reproductive health care at the VA.

The Antideficiency Act, or ADA, prohibits federal agencies from spending money that has not been approved by Congress. Violations of the law are subject to administrative and criminal penalties, but it's unclear what type of sanctions Congress could impose, or if providing access to abortions would violate the law as Bost claimed.

"By ignoring the law, VA is violating the wishes and values of millions of Americans who don't want their tax dollars used to pay for abortion, at VA or anywhere else," Bost added.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-threaten-sanctions-against-va-214840025.html

Why does the GOP hate our veterans?

[sakabatou]

1. Repukes just hate women all around. Doesn't matter if they've been in the military or not.

[kimbutgar]

8. If they could they would pass a law barring women from the military

They hate and want to subjugate women on everything.

Lose your voting rights
Lose your ability to handle your own money
For starters

[Lovie777]

2. GQP must really hate themselves......

they are vile.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Military Hyde Amendment

Dems would have a challenge getting 10 Republicans in the Senate to vote for the VA to get funds with performing abortions.

[Atticus]

4. Bost is now my Rep. after Ms Miller, the Hitler quoter, was redistricted. Not much of

an improvement.

Welcome to my world.

[justhanginon]

7. Mine too! I feel your pain. I hope we can keep Pritzker. Dailey is a sad joke.

[Atticus]

9. Bailey is a white supremacist "Christian" nationalist anal sphincter. He will lose big

state-wide, but will win bigly in our area.

[PortTack]

5. The pentagon has made it clear they see the overturn of RvW as a threat to the readiness

Of our forces. The idiot from IL can go on about funds all he wants. No doubt they will find a work around to their nonsense!

[bucolic_frolic]

6. There are also "millions of Americans who do"

That's what freedom looks like in policy!