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Hawley Warns Billions Could Fund Transgender Surgeries, Abortion Without Action from Johnson

Senate leadership this week directed Republicans to pass a budget resolution narrowly aimed at immigration enforcement funding, but some congressional leaders say the scope should be widened to address abortion and transgender surgeries for minors.

While budget resolution talks have attempted to stay focused on funds for Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, House Republicans see this as an opportunity to broaden the budget bill to include directives to protect America’s children from transgender surgeries and abortion.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., declined to follow Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s instructions to keep the resolution “skinny,” and instead introduced an amendment to block transgender and abortion funding.

When that amendment failed in the Senate, Hawley told House Speaker Mike........

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