Defense bill that targets abortion access, trans health, racial equity passes U.S. House

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Henry Cuellar, an anti-abortion Democrat from Texas, voted in favor.
48% :Texas Republican Chip Roy authored another amendment to ensure the Pentagon does not create any such position.
46% : The U.S. House approved Friday an annual defense authorization bill loaded with GOP rollbacks of Pentagon policies on abortion and transgender health care, as well as efforts to boost racial equity.
45% : The bill had seemed likely to attract overwhelming bipartisan support before Thursday, when Republicans successfully added amendments on abortion and more, prompting Democratic leaders to declare they would not support the package.
38% : "My colleagues want to ensure that the enlisted women of the United States military and their family members who live in Republican states where abortion has been banned are forced to carry a pregnancy to term even in the case of rape and incest," she said.

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