GOP readies to fight 'woke' provisions in defense policy bill
Fox News
Republican are ready to oppose Democratic efforts to include progressive priorities, including abortion and racial equity, within the must-pass defense bill.
"Requiring women to register for the draft does not advance our national security objectives, which is the only metric by which the NDAA should be measured," said Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. Haris Alic is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering Congress.
Roy and several other House Republicans are readying an amendment to block expanding the selective service to women. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is leading a similar push in the Senate, and there is precedent for a Republican victory on this issue — House and Senate negotiators decided to drop language on women in the draft last year.