McCarthy accused of letting far-right 'load up defense bill' with culture war changes
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday night was allowing far-right officials to "load up the defense bill with culture war amendments" to get their support for the bill, but the extreme changes are dead-on-arrival in the Senate, according to Rep. Jeff Jackson.
Jackson, a Democrat, said votes on abortion, pride flags, and library books dominated the late-night session.
"I’m on the House floor right now (11pm) and basically what’s happening is the Speaker is letting the far-right load up the defense bill with culture war amendments in return for their support of the bill. So we’re voting on abortion, Pride flags, CRT, DEI, library books, etc.," he wrote....
Jul 14, 2023