Hageman Votes to Support our Military and Veterans

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. This bill will fully fund veterans’ health care programs, veterans’ benefits, and VA programs. It also prohibits the Biden Administration from using funds to advance critical race theory; implement executive orders on DEI, or use taxpayer dollars for abortions. 

Representative Hageman stated, “The FY2025 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill represents the conservative priorities of the House of Representatives. I am proud to support our veterans, strengthen our national defense, and stop the ‘woke’ policies of the Biden Administration. As Chair of the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, I understand the importance of a strong military presence in the Indo-Pacific Region to counter Chinese aggression, and I am encouraged by the commitment to the region set forth in this bill. In addition, my amendment expressing concern for the removal of mileage reimbursement kiosks and requiring a subsequent report on the issue will ensure that while modernizing the VA, we do not make the process more confusing or burdensome for our veterans.”

FACTS ABOUT THE FY25 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL:

• Honors our commitment to veterans by:
  • Fully funding veterans’ health care programs.
  • Fully funding veterans’ benefits and VA programs.
• Bolsters our national security by:
  • Providing funding for the Indo-Pacific region, and increasing resources for INDOPACOM to improve the Department of Defense posture in the region.
  • Maintaining the prohibitions on the closure of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and the use of military construction funds to build facilities for detainees on U.S. soil.
• Focuses the Executive Branch on its core responsibilities by:
  • Prohibiting the use of funds to promote or advance critical race theory.
  • Prohibiting the implementation, administration, or enforcement of the Biden Administration’s executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
• Supports American values and principles by:
  • Prohibiting taxpayer dollars from being used for abortion, using Hyde language which includes exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother.
  • Protecting the 2nd Amendment rights of veterans, preventing VA from sending information to the FBI about veterans without a judge’s consent.
  • Prohibiting VA from processing medical care claims for illegal aliens.

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Contact: Chris Berardi, Sr. Advisor/Communications Director