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Congresswoman Fletcher Votes Against Partisan Legislation To Undermine Defense, Homeland Security, and National Security Funding

Washington, D.C., June 28, 2024

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8774; the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8752; and the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8771, partisan government funding bills that harm women’s health, fail to secure our border, weaken national security, and undermine global democracy.

“It appears that the House leadership still has not learned anything from last year’s appropriations process,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “Rather than work in a bipartisan way to strengthen our national security, secure our border, and promote democracy abroad, House Republicans again brought to the floor partisan bills that politicize the appropriations process to limit women’s access to reproductive health care, discriminate against LGBTQI+ people, and weaken our national security.  For these reasons, I voted against these bills today.”

If enacted, H.R. 8774 would:

  • Eliminate the Department of Defense’s ability to counter disinformation campaigns, allowing extremist views to flourish and threaten our national security;
  • Deny $300 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative despite wide bipartisan support for helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia;
  • Cut civilian positions at a time when the Department of Defense is struggling to meet readiness goals; and
  • Prevent servicemembers from traveling to seek reproductive health care.

If enacted, H.R. 8752 would:

  • Make our border less secure by failing to include funding to address projected levels of border crossings, such as increased funding for migrant processing facilities, migrant medical care, transportation, personnel overtime, and other costs;
  • Eliminate funding for Shelter and Services Program and slash funding for family reunification;
  • Fail to provide funding for application processing for refugee operations, asylum operations, backlog reduction, or citizenship and integration grant programs;
  • Eliminate funding for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention grants to communities seeking to prevent harmful targeted violence and terrorism acts from happening;
  • Appropriate $600 million for ineffective and dangerous pedestrian border fencing; and
  • Weaken national security through inadequate cybersecurity and infrastructure security investments, exposing the U.S. to increase cyberattacks and foreign adversary influence.

If enacted, H.R. 8771 would:

  • Cut $362 million from programs to improve global maternal and child health and fight infectious diseases;
  • Slash family planning by $114 million, which is central to supporting women’s health and addressing reproductive health issues around the world; and
  • Prohibit funding for organizations that provide mental health services for transgender people.